This clarification comes after reports emerged on Friday that the court had issued a restraining order barring police officers from arresting or prosecuting motorists over the use of tinted windows.


According to a post on the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, responded to the reports, stating that the police had not received official notice of the court’s decision.


“While we have not been officially served the court order you’re referring 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,” Hundeyin wrote.


The clarification followed viral posts by human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, who shared a portion of the court ruling believed to restrain the police from enforcing the tinted-glass permit scheme.


According to court documents, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court granted the interim order in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025 – John Aikpokpo-Martins v. Inspector-General of Police and Nigeria Police Force. The order directed the police to suspend enforcement of tinted-glass permits and maintain the status quo pending the determination of the substantive case.


The Nigeria Police had initially suspended the permit scheme in 2022 but announced its resumption in April 2023 under the Police Specialised Services Automation Project, POSSAP.


As of the time of this report, the court order has yet to be officially served to the police.

Source: Punch