Police Reacts to Court Ruling Halting Tinted-Glass Permit Enforcement

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has stated that it has not yet received the Federal High Court order stopping it from enforcing the use of tinted-glass permits.

Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Saturday in response to reports that the court had stopped the arrest and prosecution of motorists over the matter.

A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, on Friday ordered the police to suspend enforcement of the tinted permit scheme.

In suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025: John Aikpokpo-Martins v. Inspector-General of Police & Nigeria Police Force, the court directed the police to maintain the status quo until the substantive case is determined.

The order effectively halted police action against motorists with tinted glasses pending the outcome of the case.

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Reacting via 𝕏, Hundeyin insisted that the police had not been formally served with the 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,” he wrote.

His clarification followed claims by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who had shared excerpts of the ruling restraining the police from enforcing the regulation.

The tinted permit scheme has been a recurring controversy. In April 2023, the police announced the resumption of enforcement under the Police Specialised Services Automation Project (POSSAP), after it was previously suspended in 2022.