NBA sues IGP over tinted glass permit policy

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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has instituted a suit against the inspector-general of police (IGP) over the tinted glass permit policy, describing it as unlawful and a violation of fundamental rights.

The association, at its pre-conference National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Enugu on August 23, resolved to challenge the policy introduced in April 2025 by Kayode Egbetokun, the IGP.

The policy, which was initially billed to take off on June 1 before being shifted to October 2, requires motorists to obtain annual permits for tinted glasses through a digital portal (possap.gov.ng).

In a statement issued on Thursday, Paul Ananaba, chairman of the NBA section on public interest and development law (SPIDEL), said the directive is fraught with transparency concerns.

“In April 2025, the inspector-general of police purportedly introduced a policy which mandated members of the Nigerian motoring public to apply for and obtain annual motor tinted glass permits from the Nigeria Police Force for a fee,” the statement reads.

“The inspector-general of police in the same month purportedly launched a digital portal (possap.gov.ng) through which the application for tinted glass permits was to be processed.

“We are being informed that the portal and the policy are to be managed by a private vendor, and there is no indication that the funds generated from the enforcement of the purported policy will go into the Federation Account.”

The NBA alleged that even before enforcement begins, “there have been several reported cases of harassment and extortion of citizens by the policemen in checkpoint duty on the basis of this same policy”.

It also claimed that payments for permits are being routed to a private account belonging to Parkway Projects rather than into the federation account or Treasury Single Account (TSA).