The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has temporarily suspended the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Benjamin Hundeyin, force spokesperson, said the police suspended the enforcement of the policy out of consideration for Nigerians and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Despite a court order asking for a suspension of the policy, Hundeyin insisted that “no clear” court order stopped the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy.
The force spokesperson said Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police (IGP), received a delegation of the NBA leadership led by Afam Osigwe, the association’s president.
Hundeyin said the visit centred on issues surrounding the enforcement of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991.
“The Nigeria Police Force, while noting that there is no clear court order stopping the enforcement of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991, has, out of consideration for the interest of Nigerians, and regard for the Nigerian Bar Association, temporarily suspended the enforcement of the Act, pending the outcome of the hearing of the Motion on Notice slated for 16th October 2025, at the Federal High Court, Warri, Delta state,” the statement reads.
“To further strengthen the relationship between the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Bar Association, a Police-NBA committee has been inaugurated to enhance collaboration between the police and the bar.
“In the meantime, all vehicle owners and motorists are urged to take advantage of this window to regularise their documentation and ensure full compliance with all relevant laws regulating the use of motor vehicles with shaded or tinted glasses in Nigeria.”
On October 2, the police commenced the enforcement of the policy, which requires motorists to obtain annual permits for tinted glasses through a digital portal (possap.gov.ng).
Displeased with the policy, the NBA’s Section of Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) filed a public interest suit against the police to challenge the legality of the policy.
The legal body argued that the directive violates rights to dignity, privacy, freedom of movement, and property.
The NBA’s suit was filed at the federal high court in Abuja.
However, John Aikpokpo-Martins, a lawyer, instituted another suit against the policy at the federal high court in Delta.
The federal high court in Delta had ordered the police to suspend the enforcement of the policy.
