The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has said that obtaining a permit for the use of tinted vehicle glass does not attract any fees.

The police boss said this at a meeting with Assistant Inspector Generals of Police in charge of 12 zonal commands across the country on Friday.

While warning motorist not to succumb to the antics of some over zealous police officers who would want to use it to fleece them, the IG said,

“It (permit for tinted glasses) is free of charge; there is no amount of money written there for anybody. They (motorists) should not allow any policeman anywhere to subject them to paying fees that are not officially, legally and legitimately stated,” he said.

At the occasion, he aslo stated the reason why the police are bent on enforcing the ban of tinted glasses.

According to him, the law authorises only the IG to issue permits for tinted vehicle glasses without delegating such power to Commissioners of Police.
“Do you know that most criminals use tinted vehicles as cover to carry arms and ammunition, to carry EIDs, to throw bombs on innocent worshippers in churches and mosques and other places?
“We cannot continue to fold our arms and allow criminality to take place. Tell me, what a commercial vehicle is doing with tinted glass? Tell me what an ordinary Nigerian who has nothing to hide is doing with tinted glasses?” he asked.
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