IG Exempts Cars with Factory-fitted Tinted Glass from Ban

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has said the ban placed on the issuance of permits for tinted glass was not directed at factory-fitted cars.

The IG had earlier in June announced the immediate suspension of tinted glass permits and issuance of SPY number plates in the country.

The police chief, who made the clarification during a brief virtual media chat with some select journalists, noted that the decision was taken to stop the abuses associated with the use of tinted glass and SPY number plates.

He acknowledged the complaint that his men were taking advantage of the directive on the tinted glass permits to harass innocent car owners with factory-fitted tinted glass, promising that efforts were ongoing to address the perceived excesses.

“We understand that there are usually issues with policies and their implementation. The directive on tinted glass is not about the factory-fitted ones but those that are artificially made to cover the whole screens.

“If you look at the factoryfitted tinted glass you can still see through them and if there is any need for the driver to open the doors the security officers would know. But those that are not factory-fitted are completely covered so that no one knows who or what they carry. Those are the ones the ban is targeted at.”