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.
