The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has suspended the enforcement of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991, following growing public pressure and intervention by the Nigerian Bar Association.
The suspension was announced in a statement on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin.
The decision followed a Monday meeting between Egbetokun and an NBA delegation led by its President, Afam Osigwe (SAN), at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Hundeyin claimed that there was no subsisting court order halting enforcement but said the police opted to suspend the exercise “out of consideration for the interest of Nigerians and regard for the Nigerian Bar Association,” pending the hearing of a motion on notice scheduled for October 16, 2025, at the Federal High Court, Warri, Delta State.
“The Nigeria Police Force, while noting that there is no clear court order stopping the enforcement of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991, has, out of consideration for Nigerians, temporarily suspended the enforcement pending the outcome of the case,” Hundeyin said.
To strengthen cooperation, he added that a joint Police–NBA committee had been inaugurated to enhance collaboration between both institutions.
He urged motorists to use the suspension period to regularise their documentation and comply with all laws regulating the use of shaded or tinted vehicle glasses.
Egbetokun reiterated the commitment of the Force to enforce laws “with fairness, transparency, and respect for citizens’ rights,” while maintaining effective collaboration with the Bar and other stakeholders.
The NBA officer leading the court case, Olakunle Edun (SAN), had confirmed that the restraining order had been served on the police since Monday.
He added, “It is true that the enforcement has been suspended by the police. That was the outcome of the meeting held between the NBA led by Mazi Afam Osigwe, the NBA President and the Inspector General of Police and the Police Top Management Team on Monday, the 6th of October, 2025, where it was resolved that the tinted glass permit should be suspended in view of the court order, maintaining status quo while both the NBA and the police will continue to work together on how best to resolve the contending issue.”
