The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has on Thursday 31st December 2015 directed all holders of tinted window permit and firearms licence to revalidate them. The IGP gave this directive in Abuja, at the launch of the Nigeria Police Force Central Information System (NCIS). He explained that the revalidation of tinted permit will begin Friday 1st January while validation of firearms licence will take effect from Monday 18th January 2016.

Similarly, he said application for Character Certificates will now be processed digitally on the platform of the NCIS. The IGP said the Character Certificate, Tinted Glass Permit and Fire arms License were processed manually without a central database of applicants or holders.

There will be a three months window for the revalidation of the Fire arms License and the Tinted Permit. Consequently, with effect from 18th March 2016, the current Fire arms License and Tinted Permit will become invalid and holder may be liable to arrest and prosecution.