By Peter Onyekachukwu 
By Peter Onyekachukwu
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has filed a lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, challenging the legality of the new tinted glass permit policy introduced in April 2025.
The policy requires motorists to apply and renew annual permits before using vehicles with tinted glass, a move that has sparked widespread public criticism.
At its pre-conference National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on August 23, 2025, the NBA resolved to take legal action, describing the policy as unconstitutional. According to the association, the requirement infringes on citizens’ fundamental rights, including dignity, privacy, freedom of movement, and ownership of property.
The NBA also questioned the validity of the Motor Tinted Glass (Prohibition) Act of 1991, a military-era law under which the police introduced the policy. It argued that relying on such a law to restrict citizens was “a violation of their rights and freedoms.”
To this end, the NBA, through its Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL), on September 2, 2025, instituted a public interest suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The case, Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/182/2025: Incorporated Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association v. The Inspector General of Police & Anor, seeks to nullify the policy.
In a statement, the NBA explained that the action was coordinated by SPIDEL’s Transition Committee led by Paul Ananaba, SAN, alongside its Public Interest Litigation Committee chaired by Olukunle Ogheneovo Edun, SAN.
The association assured Nigerians that it would pursue the matter “to a logical conclusion.”