The Nigeria Police Drive has put on hold plan to implement the ban on the usage of tinted glass which is initially scheduled to take impact from January 2, 2026, until additional discover.
The suspension of the enforcement adopted an interim courtroom order with go well with quantity HOR/FHR/M/31/2025 , issued on December 17 , 2025 restraining the drive from continuing with the enforcement plan.
The Drive Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin in a press assertion knowledgeable that on December 15, 2025, the Police Drive introduced the resumption of enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit coverage, to take impact from January 2, 2026, in furtherance of its accountability for public security and inside safety.
Nonetheless, subsequent to the announcement, the Drive was served with an interim order of courtroom stopping it from finishing up the ban, pending the listening to and willpower of the substantive go well with or the holiday of the order.
Hundeyin hinted that according to constitutional obligations and respect for judicial authority, the Drive has entered look within the matter, raised preliminary objections, and formally utilized for the holiday of the interim order.
“The courtroom has adjourned the case to January 20, 2026 for additional proceedings.
Accordingly, and strictly in compliance with the subsisting courtroom order, the Nigeria Police Drive has positioned the enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit coverage on hold nationwide, pending the choice of the courtroom,” he acknowledged.
The Police Public Relations Officer added that the Inspector-Basic of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, affirms the Police Drive stays resolute in upholding the rule of legislation whereas discharging its major mandate of defending lives and property.
He additionally maintained that the drive will proceed to deploy lawful, intelligence-driven methods to deal with safety challenges and safeguard public security throughout the nation.
Hundeyin within the press assertion assured members of the general public that the Drive will talk additional developments and problem clear steerage as acceptable following the courtroom’s willpower of the matter, within the overriding curiosity of public order and nationwide safety.
