Saturday December 20, 2025
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The Nigeria Police Force has said it has not been served with any judgment or court order directing it to stop the enforcement of the motor vehicle tinted glass permit policy in a suit reportedly instituted by Mr. Olukunle Edun, SAN.
Earlier on Wednesday, a Delta State High Court issued an ex parte injunction restraining the Inspector-General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force from resuming the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy nationwide.
Justice Joe Egwu, in granting the order, also barred the police from harassing, arresting, detaining or extorting citizens and motorists on account of the policy.
The order followed a suit filed at the Delta State High Court by the applicant, Mr Israel Joe, through his lawyers led by Kunle Edun (SAN), after the police announced the resumption of the enforcement, which had been suspended in October.
In a statement on Friday, December 19, the Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said the police only became aware of the judgment through media reports and has not received any official court processes in respect of the matter.
According to him, the Nigeria Police Force will review the judgment with its legal advisers and comply with any lawful directive once it is properly served.
The Force also noted that there are existing suits on the same subject matter, including Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1821/2025 and Suit No: FHC/WR/CS/103/2025, which are still pending before the Federal High Court, adding that the police have not been served with any fresh processes in the Delta State High Court matter reportedly filed by Edun.
“The Force is also aware, through media reports, that Mr. Olukunle Edun, SAN, whose earlier actions were unsuccessful, has allegedly instituted a fresh suit at the High Court of Delta State, Orerokpe Division, despite the pendency of Suit Nos: FHC/ABJ/CS/1821/2025 and FHC/WR/CS/103/2025.
“The Nigeria Police Force has not been served with any processes in respect of this alleged action. Upon service, the Force will review same with its legal advisers and take all lawful steps available to it, ” he said.
Hundeyin also rejected claims by the Nigerian Bar Association that the motor vehicle tinted glass permit policy is arbitrary and revenue-driven, insisting that the policy is firmly grounded in law and guided by public safety considerations.
He said recent public comments attributed to the President of the NBA, Afam Osigwe (SAN), contained material misrepresentations about the legal basis and implementation of the policy.
He said, “The regulation of vehicle tinted glass is not a discretionary or arbitrary policy as erroneously put by the President of NBA. It is firmly grounded in law. The Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, Laws of the Federation (LFN), 2004 is an Act of the National Assembly and NOT a millitary decree as misrepresented by the President of NBA. Section 2(3)(a) of the Act vests the Inspector-General of Police with statutory authority to issue permits, while Section 1(2) of the same Act requires applicants to establish legitimate security or health-related justification.
“It is therefore incorrect and misleading to portray the policy as a revenue-driven initiative. The Nigeria Police Force is not a revenue-generating organisation. Nonetheless, the Force is empowered by law to receive funds that accrue incidentally in the discharge of its statutory functions. Section 26(1)(f) of the Police Act, 2020 (as amended) expressly recognises this authority. This legal position is neither novel nor controversial.”