The Delta State Police Command has impounded 25 vehicles in Asaba for violating the tinted glass permit regulation, despite a subsisting court order directing the Nigeria Police Force to suspend such enforcement.
The seizure came barely hours after the Federal High Court sitting in Warri ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Force to halt enforcement of the tinted permit directive and maintain the status quo until the determination of a pending suit.
Justice Okon Abang, in his ruling on Friday, directed the police authorities to “respect judicial processes pending further proceedings in the matter.”
But in a statement posted on its official X handle, @DeltaPoliceNG, on Friday, the state command confirmed the confiscation of 25 vehicles, warning motorists against driving cars with tinted glasses without official clearance.
The post read, “Enforcement of tint permits. Twenty-five vehicles were impounded for driving a tinted vehicle without a tinted permit in Asaba. Visit @POSSAP_NGG website today and get it done or your police state headquarters.”
The development has sparked fresh concerns over the police’s compliance with judicial directives.
The tinted glass permit has remained a subject of controversy since the Nigeria Police Force resumed issuance in April under the Police Specialised Services Automation Project (POSSAP), after suspending it in 2022.
While Egbetokun had initially fixed August 12, 2024, as the deadline for compliance, he later extended it to October 2.
The Force has consistently defended the policy, citing the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act of 1991 and national security threats.
Legal experts, however, insist that the police risk contempt of court by continuing enforcement in defiance of the Warri court’s order.
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