We are yet to receive court order halting tinted glass permit enforcement – Police
The Nigeria Police Force has said it is yet to be officially served with the order of the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, which reportedly directed the police to suspend enforcement of the vehicle tinted-glass permit.
Benjamin Hundeyin, force Public Relations Officer, CSP, made the clarification on Saturday while reacting to widespread reports that the court had restrained the police from arresting or prosecuting motorists over tinted windows.
On Friday, the Federal High Court in Warri 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 maintain the status quo pending the determination of the substantive case.
The order effectively halted any form of enforcement or prosecution related to tinted-glass permits until the court delivers a final judgment on the matter.
However, Hundeyin, in a statement released via his official social media handle, said the police had not yet received formal service of the court order.
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He also faulted selective reporting of the ruling, saying Nigerians deserved full context rather than a partial interpretation of the court’s directives.
“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,” the post stated.
The response came after Inibehe Effiong,
human rights lawyer, shared a portion of the ruling online, highlighting the court’s directive that the police should stop arresting or prosecuting motorists over tinted-glass permits.
The controversy follows last year’s decision by the police to resume the issuance of tinted-glass permits under the Police Specialized Services Automation Project (POSSAP) in April 2023, after the scheme was suspended in 2022 due to public complaints about extortion and abuse.
The ongoing legal challenge, filed by John Aikpokpo-Martins, questions the legality of the police’s enforcement actions and seeks judicial interpretation on whether the permit scheme aligns with the constitutional rights of motorists.
As of Saturday, the police maintained that they would await official service of the court order before taking any further steps or issuing a directive to commands nationwide.
