The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has commenced the enforcement of the ban on tinted glass vehicles following the activities of one-chance criminal elements operating across the territory.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Friday.
The FCT police boss revealed that vehicles with tinted glasses, concealed or covered number plates, and unregistered vehicles have been involved in criminal activities with the city.
According to Sanusi, intelligence reports indicate that many criminal elements operating within the nation’s capital “deliberately use such vehicles to conceal their identities, evade detection, and frustrate law enforcement efforts”.
“This poses a serious threat to public safety,” the CP added.
He said following the intelligence, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, has directed the command to “commenced a comprehensive enforcement operation targeting vehicles operating in violation of these regulations”.
The exercise, according to the CP “is not intended to inconvenience law-abiding citizens who have legitimately acquired approval to use tints on their vehicles, but it is to deny criminals the cover they exploit to perpetrate crimes against innocent citizens and FCT residents”.
The CP disclosed that over 30 vehicles found to be operating with tinted glass, covered or obscured number plates, and without proper registration have already been impounded.
“The owners and operators of these vehicles will be charged to court in accordance with the Laws of the Federation and the FCT Road Transport Regulations (2023),” he said.