The Nigeria Police Force has suspended the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy following a court order, just days before the policy was listed to take effect civil.
The enforcement was due to begin on January 2, 2026. still, police prophet Benjamin Hundeyin said on Thursday, January 1, that the policy has been put on hold pending the hail and determination of the substantial suit or until the court order is vacated.
The decision follows an partner parte instruction issued in December 2025 by a Delta State High Court, which restrained the police from administering the tinted glass permit policy across the country. The suit was filed by a private citizen against the Inspector General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Delta State Commissioner of Police.
The matter has sparked a public disagreement between the police and the Nigerian Bar Association. After the police blazoned plans to renew enforcement in 2026, citing a rise in vehicle related crimes, the NBA indicted the force of disregarding a valid court order. The association described the move as administrative recklessness and a violation of the rule of law and due process.
In response, the police had before maintained that no court order had declared the policy unlawful or permanently restrained them from administering it as part of their statutory duties.
furnishing an update, Hundeyin verified that the police have now been formally served with the interim court order. He said the force has entered an appearance in court, raised primary expostulations, and applied for the holiday of the instruction. The case has been suspended to January 20, 2026, for farther proceedings.
According to the statement, the suspense of enforcement is in strict compliance with the being court order. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, reaffirmed that the police remain married to upholding the rule of law while carrying out their responsibility to cover lives and property.
Hundeyin added that the force will continue to calculate on legal and intelligence driven strategies to address security challenges and insure public safety civil while the legal process runs its course.
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