BREAKING: Court Halts Police Enforcement of Tinted Glass Permit

Court has halted police enforcement of tinted glass permit.

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to maintain the status quo in a suit challenging the legality of the new tinted glass permit enforcement policy.

The interim order was issued on Friday as hearing opened in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025, filed by lawyer John Aikpokpo-Martins against the IGP and the Police Force.

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The court directed the police authorities to “respect judicial processes pending further proceedings in the matter.”

Confirming the ruling, Senior Advocate of Nigeria Kunle Edun (SAN), who led the legal team for the petitioner, said the order represents “a major step in ensuring the rule of law is upheld while the substantive issues in the case are being determined.”

The Nigeria Police had earlier revived the tinted permit regime through its digital platform, POSSAP, citing public complaints of harassment of motorists with factory-fitted tints. Enforcement, which officially began in June 2025 after a 30-day grace period, was later extended twice , to August and then October  to give motorists time to comply.

Police authorities defended the move on security grounds, insisting that criminals often exploit vehicles with opaque glass to evade detection.

In a statement, Force spokesperson CSP Benjamin Hundeyin stressed that the law empowers the IGP to grant or approve tinted permits under Section 2(3a) of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 2004, while applicants must show justifiable reasons under Section 1(2) either health or security-related.

Hundeyin explained that the regulation remains a critical tool for curbing violent crimes such as kidnapping, armed robbery, terrorism, and one-chance operations.