A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to maintain the status quo in a suit filed by lawyer John Aikpokpo-Martins.
Naijaonpoint reports that the lawyer is challenging the legality of the new tinted permit enforcement.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had defended it’s position on the tainted glass permit, insisting that it is aware of a report in a national daily claiming that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) had also dragged IGP Egbetokun to court over the Tinted-Glass permit policy.
In a statement, Force Spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said it is important to set the records straight to avoid misinformation to the good citizens of Nigeria on the legality of the issuance of tinted permits by the Police.
According to him, Section 2(3a) of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 2004 empowers the Inspector-General of Police or any person duly authorised by him to grant or approve the permit.
Hundeyin also stated that Section 1(2) of the same Act provides that an applicant must show good cause either on health grounds or for security reasons before the use of tinted glass can be approved.
He pointed out that the essence of this regulation is consistent with the core mandate of the Police to prevent crimes, as the permit is a critical tool for curbing violent crimes such as kidnapping, armed robbery, terrorism, and one chance operations.
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