The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has suspended the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy scheduled to commence on January 2, 2026.
The suspension is in compliance with a court order, according to the Police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement issued on Thursday.
He said that the policy has been suspended pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit or the vacation of the order issued by a Delta State High Court.
The suit was filed by Israel Joe against the inspector-general of police as first defendant, the NPF, second defendant, and the Delta police commissioner as third defendant.
When on December 15, 2024, police said it would go ahead with the enforcement of the policy on January 2, 2026, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) accused the police of flouting a court order restraining the enforcement of the policy.
The NBA said the police announcement “amounts to executive recklessness” and “lacking in respect for the court, the rule of law, and due process of law”.
At the time, the police said it had not received any court order declaring the policy unlawful or permanently restraining it.
However, in the statement issued by Hundeyin, he said the police had been served with the interim court order restraining it from enforcing the policy.
The force spokesperson disclosed that the police had entered an appearance in the case and applied for the vacation of the order.
The court case will resume on January 20.
“In line with constitutional obligations and respect for judicial authority, the Nigeria Police Force has entered an appearance in the matter, raised preliminary objections, and formally applied for the vacation of the interim order,” the statement reads.
“The court has adjourned the case to 20th January 2026 for further proceedings.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, affirms that the Nigeria Police Force remains resolute in upholding the rule of law while discharging its primary mandate of protecting lives and property.”
