The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that it has not received the official court order directing it to suspend the enforcement of the tinted glass permit regulation across the country.
This statement comes after human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong shared a copy of a Federal High Court order restraining the police from enforcing the regulation.
A Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, had issued an interim order on October 3, 2025, instructing the police to suspend enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy pending the determination of the substantive case. The case, Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025, was filed by lawyer John Aikpokpo Martins against the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force.
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that the police had not been officially served the court order. “While we have not been officially served the court order you’re making reference to, let me, in the meantime, show point number eight of the same order since you left that part out and focused only on point number six. Nigerians deserve a complete picture, not a skewed one,” Hundeyin said.
The court’s interim order bars the police from stopping, harassing, arresting, detaining, impounding vehicles, or extorting motorists in connection with the tinted glass permit policy. Additionally, the police are restrained from using the Parkway Projects account to collect fees for tinted glass permit renewals or conducting related government business.
The matter has been adjourned to October 16, 2025, for further proceedings. The police have urged Nigerians to remain calm and law abiding as they await the court’s formal communication on the matter. According to Senior Advocate Kunle Edun, who led the legal team for the petitioner, “The directive is a major step in ensuring that the rule of law is upheld while the substantive issues in the case are being determined.”
