The Nigeria Police Force says it has not been served with the recent order of the Federal High Court stopping the enforcement of tinted-glass permits.
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Saturday in reaction to reports that the court had restrained the police from arresting or prosecuting motorists over tinted glasses.
On Friday, the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025: John Aikpokpo-Martins v. Inspector-General of Police & Nigeria Police Force, directed the police to suspend enforcement of the permits pending the determination of the substantive case.
The order asked the police to maintain the status quo, halting any action against motorists until the matter is concluded.
But Hundeyin, in a post on X, said the police had not been formally served.
“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 reaction followed claims by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who had circulated a portion of the ruling restraining the police from enforcing the regulation.
The police had in April 2023 resumed the tinted-glass permit scheme under the Police Specialised Services Automation Project after suspending it in 2022.
