BEVERLY HILLS, June 07, (THEWILL) –Â The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has announced the immediate suspension of tinted windscreens on vehicles in Nigeria.
Baba issued the directive on Monday during a meeting with senior police officers, including Deputy Inspectors-General (DIGs) and commissioners from across the states.
While making the announcement, he reiterated that roadblocks remained prohibited in the country and warned that heads of commands must enforce the ban and key into the road patrol strategy as an alternative to roadblocks.
Speaking on the arrest of high-profile criminals, the IGP said, some of them in police custody include members of IPOB, kidnappers, and bandits who had confessed to committing some of the most heinous crimes in recent times.
He stressed the need for the senior police officers to ensure discipline in their various commands.
Some of the successes recorded by the Police Force in the last two months include the arrest of over 600 suspects including persons believed to have carried out an attack on Governor Samuel Ortom earlier in March, this year.
The IGP’s meeting is the first of such he was confirmed for the office.
The Police Council last week confirmed Usman Alkali Baba as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), almost two months after he was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
General Ibrahim Babangida in February 1991 promulgated a decree prohibiting the tinting and use of cars with tinted glasses. This according to him is to protect society from insecurity.
The decree is now known as the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991; made up of only six (6) sections.
