Nigeria's legal vanguard, the Nigerian Bar Association, has pledged pro bono defense for motorists ensnared by police over a revamped tinted glass policy, branding the fee-laden enforcement "unlawful extortion" and spotlighting a judge's vehicle seizure as a stark emblem of overreach.

The NBA's Section on Public Interest and Development Law, via its Public Interest Litigation Committee chair Olukunle Edun (SAN), fired a salvo at the Inspector General of Police, insisting the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Decree 1991 clashes with the 1999 Constitution and lacks clear standards for modern cars.

With a suit pending at the Federal High Court in Abuja (FHC/ABJ/CS/1821/2025), Edun demanded a status quo freeze: "The police cannot impose taxation without legislation."

The controversy boiled over in Asaba, Delta State, where officers impounded National Industrial Court Justice O.A. Ogunbowale's ride on enforcement day one— a "embarrassing" episode, per NBA-SPIDEL, that exposed the policy's pitfalls.

Edun decried the rush despite the ongoing case, estimating N3 billion in monthly police hauls via a private account, diverting from core duties like crime-fighting.

In a preemptive October 2 letter to the IGP, the NBA reiterated the suit's pleas: declare the decree unconstitutional, bar harassment, and void renewals.

Edun rallied 130 branch human rights committees: "Contact any NBA branch for aid— we're ready to invoke the courts."

As tinted permit fees spark roadside standoffs, the NBA's stand pits legal sanctity against security claims, with Edun warning of a judiciary primed to curb "chaos" through swift injunctions.