By Titilayo Kupoliyi
A legal practitioner, Barrister Abiodun Amole says the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun or any of his officers lack the power to enforce third-party insurance in the country.
Mr Amole said this during an interview with newsmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
IGP Egbetokun had earlier ordered his men to enforce third-party insurance nationwide starting from !st of February 2025.
Amole, in his reaction, described the action of the Police as illegal and unconstitutional.
The legal luminary noted that the Police Act is the extant law which strictly regulates the operations and or powers of the Police in Nigeria.
He said, “In my humble opinion, the Police lack the power to enforce the 3rd party insurance policy among motorists in Nigeria.
“Again, an insurance policy is essentially a contract between the insurer and the insured party. It is not the duty of the police to enforce a contract or agreement between parties.
“The Police cannot confer on itself the power not given to it by law, the Police Act.
“It is not so stated and therefore cannot be read or imported into it by the police authorities under any guise whatsoever”.
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