The Nigeria Police Force warned Thursday that automobiles with unauthorized tinted glasses contribute to the country’s widespread kidnappings and crimes.
Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force’s spokesman, revealed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, adding that the Force will soon crack down on such cars.
He decried the fact that every Tom, Dick, and Harry in Nigeria wants their automobile glasses tinted.
According to Adejobi, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun met with experts and officials on Wednesday to discuss how to examine the granting of tinted car permits.
He said,
“You will discover that some of these crimes, particularly violent crimes, vehicle-related crimes, are connected.
“You can’t have kidnapping, you can’t have some of these incidences without being mobile, either the use of vehicles, bikes or tricycles, and most of the vehicles they use now are tinted and that is why we want to clamp down on the use of tinted glasses.”
He also said the use of unregistered vehicles is criminal and warned those covering their number plates to desist from such act.
On tinted permit issuance, Adejobi said it is not automatic. “Even when importing a vehicle, all tinted glasses must be removed. We don’t expect dealers to be selling vehicles with tinted glasses, whether factory-fitted or man-made,” he said.
The police spokesman, however, said very important personalities and people with defective sights can be considered to use vehicles with tinted glasses.
He said the IGP has set up a committee on the matter and the report should be before him anytime from now.