The Nigeria Police Force says contrary to some claims in some quarters, the tinted glass permit is not a revenue-driven initiative.
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, had faulted the planned move by the police as “executive recklessness”.
He described the reactivation of the tinted glass permit enforcement by the Nigeria Police Force as a revenue-generating drive.
However, in a statement on Friday, Force spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin said the tinted glass permit policy is backed by law, citing the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
He explained that Section 2(3)(a) of the Act authorises the Inspector-General of Police to issue tinted glass permits, while Section 1(2) requires applicants to present legitimate security or health-related reasons.
Hundeyin described claims that the policy was introduced to generate revenue as misleading, noting that Section 26(1)(f) of the Police Act 2020 allows the police to receive funds arising from the execution of their lawful duties.
The spokesperson said that the Federal Government approved the Police Specialist Services Automation Project in July 2022 to modernise police operations and enhance national security.
According to him, the project is being implemented through a public-private partnership approved under the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Act.
He said the applications for tinted glass permits are processed online and subjected to security screening, with fees applied solely to maintain the technology infrastructure and data systems supporting the service.