Police Brands Tinted Vehicles In Nigeria, Illegal
The Nigeria Police Force has tagged the use of tint on vehicles in the country, as illegal, stating there is a law on it.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, The Force Public Relations Officer, disclosed this on Saturday via the X platform.
According to Adejobi, the NPF only suspended the enforcement of the ban on tint because the issuance of the permit was put on hold.
He wrote, “There is a ban on it. It’s even a legal matter because there is a law on it. The police only suspended the enforcement of the law because we had suspended the issuance of the tint permit.
“The police may be discretional about it, to ascertain whether the vehicle is being used for criminal activities or not. The use of tint on vehicles in Nigeria is an offence, and many have abused it.”
Adejobi’s remark on tinted cars seemed confusing as he announced earlier in the year that the ban had been lifted.
Recall, the ban was initially initiated due to the public concerns on how tinted vehicles aid criminal activities such as kidnapping, armed robbery, the illegal transportation of firearms, and human trafficking.
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