The Nigerian Bar Association has warned that it will be forced to initiate committal proceedings against the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, should they go ahead to resume the enforcement of tinted glass permit for vehicles on January 2.
In a statement on Tuesday, NBA President Afam Osigwe (SAN) said the enforcement is barred by an existing court order and that disobedience could result in imprisonment for contempt.
“The press release dated December 15, 2025, issued by Hundeyin, announcing reactivation of the suspended tinted glass permit policy with effect from 2nd January 2026, has once again confirmed the sad reality that the Nigeria Police Force, despite being the foremost law enforcement agency in Nigeria, continues to exhibit a troubling disregard for the rule of law and the due process it is constitutionally mandated to uphold,” Osigwe said.
He added that the announcement contradicts an October agreement between the NBA and the IGP, under which enforcement was paused pending the outcome of a suit challenging the policy.
The NBA argued that the Motor Tinted Glass (Prohibition) Act of 1991, under which the policy is premised, is a military-era law that “does not meet democratic and constitutional standards.”
It insists that the policy is “unconstitutional, illegal, and extortionate,” adding that its resumption would “initiate disorder and extortion, given the Nigeria Police’s long and sordid history of extortion, bribery, harassment, intimidation, and extra-judicial killings.”
Citing court proceedings, the NBA said: “Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1821/2025 came up for hearing on Friday, 12th December 2025, before Honourable Justice M. S. Liman of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
