Edge’s News: Cars with factory-fitted tinted glasses exempted, says IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, gave Nigerians a long over due clarification on which vehicles are permitted/exempted to be tinted and those disallowed. 

The IGP has this say: 

“Yes, we understand that there are usually issues with policies and their implementations. The directive on tinted glass is not about the factory-fitted ones but those that are artificially made to cover the whole screens. 

“If you look at the vehicles with factory-fitted tinted glasses, you can still see through them and if there is any need for the driver to open the doors of such vehicles, the security officers will know. “Those that are not factory-fitted are completely covered so that no one knows who or what they carry. Those are the ones the ban is targeted at.

 

Edge: We are really liking this IGP, because anything that will bring stability and information to both Police and the Nigerian public is a welcome development, no one likes been bullied or harass for no just cause, especially when they know their rights.

Mr. Usman Baba also pointed out that several individuals had of late turned the use of SPY (Supernumerary Police officer) number plates and tinted glasses into a status symbol and had fraudulently obtained such. 

On his vision and mission for the Nigerian Police Force, he said that he would work hard toward ensuring the entrenchment of a culture that would always reward good deeds and punish bad ones.

The police boss said that he had since reeled out his vision for the force and how he hoped to achieve the target. Baba called for collaboration with other sister security agencies and the traditional institutions, including traditional rulers and community-based groups to address insecurity in the country.

On attacks on police formations by criminals, especially in the South-east part of the country, the IGP said that concerted and intelligence-driven efforts by his teams had drastically reduced such criminal activities.

He said that the force was working on a central database for criminals across the country and that efforts were in top gear toward acquiring more tools for his men to work with.

He said that he planned to run an open door policy so that issues of misinformation and fake news were addressed headlong. 

The IGP also said:

“Your criticisms will make us stronger but let them be constructive.

“ The essence of this meeting is to emphasise our open door policy.

“I can assure you that we will work hard with the little resources at our disposal to run intelligence-driven operations in Nigeria through collaboration with other security agencies and stakeholders,” 

We @edge are praying for the IGP to put more emphasis on the training of his men on the right of the citizen...this will someway start to bridge the gap between the police and the citizens they've sworn an oath to protect.