The Nigeria Police Force has said it has not yet been served with the Federal High Court order that restrained it from enforcing the use of tinted-glass permits across the country.
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Saturday in a post on X (formerly Twitter) while reacting to media reports that the police had been barred from arresting or prosecuting motorists with tinted windows.
A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, had on Friday granted an interim order in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025: John Aikpokpo-Martins v. Inspector-General of Police & Nigeria Police Force, directing the police to suspend the enforcement of the tinted-glass permit pending the determination of the substantive case.
The court also ordered all parties to maintain the status quo, effectively halting any action against motorists until the matter is resolved.
Reacting to the development, Hundeyin said the police were not yet officially aware of 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 statement came after human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, shared a portion of the ruling on social media, highlighting the court’s directive restraining the police from enforcing the regulation.
The police had in April 2023 resumed the issuance of tinted-glass permits under the Police Specialised Services Automation Project, after the exercise was suspended in 2022.
