The Nigeria Police Force has said it has not yet been served with the court order halting the enforcement of tinted-glass permits.
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Saturday while reacting to reports that a Federal High Court had stopped the police from arresting or prosecuting motorists over the use of tinted glasses.
The Federal High Court granted an 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 tinted-glass permits pending the determination of the substantive case.
The order also instructed the police to maintain the status quo, meaning that no action should be taken against motorists until the case is concluded.
However, reacting on X (formerly Twitter), Hundeyin clarified that the police had not been formally served with the court order.
He wrote, “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.”
His response followed claims by human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, who had circulated portions of the court’s ruling restraining the police from enforcing the regulation.
The police had in April 2023 announced the resumption of the tinted-glass permit scheme under the Police Specialised Services Automation Project (POSSAP) after it was earlier suspended in 2022.