The Inspector- General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on
Friday said the permit for tinted vehicle glasses does not attract any fees.
Friday said the permit for tinted vehicle glasses does not attract any fees.
Many motorists had complained
about the police clampdown against the use of tinted glasses and accused
policemen of extorting them for using tinted glasses without permits.
about the police clampdown against the use of tinted glasses and accused
policemen of extorting them for using tinted glasses without permits.
But Abubakar, who spoke in
Abuja on Friday during a meeting with the Assistant Inspectors-General of
Police in charge of 12 zonal commands across the country, advised motorists not
to succumb to financial demand by any policemen, noting that the application
for the permit was free.
Abuja on Friday during a meeting with the Assistant Inspectors-General of
Police in charge of 12 zonal commands across the country, advised motorists not
to succumb to financial demand by any policemen, noting that the application
for the permit was free.
“It (permit for tinted
glasses) is free of charge; there is no amount of money written there for
anybody. They (motorists) should not allow any policeman anywhere to subject
them to paying fees that are not officially, legally and legitimately stated,”
he said.
glasses) is free of charge; there is no amount of money written there for
anybody. They (motorists) should not allow any policeman anywhere to subject
them to paying fees that are not officially, legally and legitimately stated,”
he said.
Abubakar said those
complaining about the clampdown were not sincere as they knew that “by all
standards they do not deserve to have tinted glass vehicles.”
complaining about the clampdown were not sincere as they knew that “by all
standards they do not deserve to have tinted glass vehicles.”
He vowed that the police and
other security agencies would enforce the ban as it was meant for the good of
all Nigerians.
other security agencies would enforce the ban as it was meant for the good of
all Nigerians.
According to him, the law
authorises only the IG to issue permits for tinted vehicle glasses without
delegating such power to Commissioners of Police.
authorises only the IG to issue permits for tinted vehicle glasses without
delegating such power to Commissioners of Police.
“Do you know that most
criminals use tinted vehicles as cover to carry arms and ammunition, to carry
EIDs, to throw bombs on innocent worshippers in churches and mosques and other
places?
criminals use tinted vehicles as cover to carry arms and ammunition, to carry
EIDs, to throw bombs on innocent worshippers in churches and mosques and other
places?
“We cannot continue to fold
our arms and allow criminality to take place. Tell me, what a commercial
vehicle is doing with tinted glass? Tell me what an ordinary Nigerian who has
nothing to hide is doing with tinted glasses?” he asked.
our arms and allow criminality to take place. Tell me, what a commercial
vehicle is doing with tinted glass? Tell me what an ordinary Nigerian who has
nothing to hide is doing with tinted glasses?” he asked.
The IG said criminal elements
such as kidnappers, armed robbers and terrorists had been using vehicles with
tinted glasses, stressing that the police would not allow that to continue.
such as kidnappers, armed robbers and terrorists had been using vehicles with
tinted glasses, stressing that the police would not allow that to continue.
Meanwhile, the Benue State
Police Command on Friday said it had recovered two bodies with gunshot wounds
at Annune and Adaka villages near Makurdi.
Police Command on Friday said it had recovered two bodies with gunshot wounds
at Annune and Adaka villages near Makurdi.
The command’s Public Relations
Officer, Daniel Ezeala, told the News
Agency of Nigeria in
Makurdi that the corpses were discovered by the anti-riot squad drafted to the
area to maintain peace and order.
Officer, Daniel Ezeala, told the News
Agency of Nigeria in
Makurdi that the corpses were discovered by the anti-riot squad drafted to the
area to maintain peace and order.
He, however, denied claims by
residents of Adaka village that Fulani herdsmen had invaded the village and
were killing Tiv people.
residents of Adaka village that Fulani herdsmen had invaded the village and
were killing Tiv people.
Ezeala said, “The claims are
unfounded. What actually happened was that some of the villagers saw two armed
men at Adaka village and got panicky. Some of them started fleeing the
village.”
unfounded. What actually happened was that some of the villagers saw two armed
men at Adaka village and got panicky. Some of them started fleeing the
village.”
The spokesman said that
normalcy had since been restored while the villagers had already returned to
their homes. But some of the villagers, who spoke with NAN disagreed with
Ezeala’s claims.
normalcy had since been restored while the villagers had already returned to
their homes. But some of the villagers, who spoke with NAN disagreed with
Ezeala’s claims.
Source: Punch
