The Pathfinder
Thursday December 18, 2025
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A Nigerian high court has again restrained the Nigeria Police Force from commencing the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy nationwide.
In October this year, a Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State gave ruling prohibiting the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force from arresting vehicles with tinted glass.
However, last week the police through a press release by the Force Police Public Relations Officers (FPPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said that enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy will resume on January 2, 2026, citing a surge in vehicle-related crimes.
Last Wednesday, the Delta State High Court issued an ex parte injunction restraining the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) from continuing with tinted glass permit policy.
Joe Egwu, the presiding judge, issued the restraining order on Wednesday pending the determination of the suit.
The suit was filed by Israel Joe against the inspector-general of police (first defendant), NPF (second defendant), Delta police commissioner (third defendant).
The applicant asked the court to issue an order restraining the first and second defendants, and their officers from “stopping, harassing, arresting, detaining, extorting or otherwise interfering with the constitutional rights to dignity, privacy, freedom of movement and ownership of property of the Applicant (and citizens/motorists) under the guise of enforcing the Tinted Glass permit policy pending hearing and determination of the substantive application filed in the suit”.
The applicant also sought an order restraining the first and second defendants, and their officers, from “continuing to use the PARKWAY PROJECTS Account (a private contractor’s account) to conduct any government business pending hearing and determination of the substantive application filed in the suit”.
The applicant was represented in court by Kunle Edun.
After listening to the argument of the applicant’s counsel, Egwu granted the prayers in the ex parte application.
The court fixed the motion on notice for December 24.
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