The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has dragged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, before a Federal High Court, challenging the legality of the tinted-glass permit policy recently introduced by the police.
The suit, filed through the NBA’s Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL), was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by its Chairman, Prof. Paul Ananaba (SAN).
He said the association was concerned about the legality, transparency, and alleged diversion of funds linked to the initiative.
“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 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 statement read.
The NBA argued that the directive violates rights to dignity, privacy, freedom of movement and property, while also alleging that payments were being routed into a private account belonging to Parkway Projects instead of the Federation Account or Treasury Single Account.
It added that there have been “reported cases of harassment and extortion of citizens” linked to the policy despite enforcement being officially deferred to October 2.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/2025 and filed in Abuja on September 2, seeks judicial intervention to halt the policy.
Ananaba said the association will pursue the matter to its conclusion, urging the police to suspend implementation until the case is determined.
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