By John Umeh
The Nigeria Police Force says it has yet to receive any formal court order stopping it from enforcing the controversial tinted-glass permit regulation.
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this on Saturday in response to online reports claiming the police had been barred from arresting or prosecuting motorists over tinted windows.
A Federal High Court sitting in Warri had, on Friday, issued 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 enforcement of the permits pending the determination of the substantive suit. The order instructed the police to maintain the status quo and halt any action against motorists until the case is resolved.
But in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Hundeyin clarified that the force has not been officially served the ruling. He also accused critics of cherry-picking parts of the judgment.
“While we have not been formally served the court order you’re referencing, 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.
The police spokesperson’s comments came after human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong circulated portions of the ruling restraining the police from enforcing the regulation, sparking public debate over the legality of ongoing arrests for tinted-glass violations.
