The Nigeria Police Drive has responded to experiences of a Federal Excessive Courtroom order directing it to keep up the established order within the ongoing authorized battle over implementing the tinted glass allow.
In a put up on X on Saturday, the power spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated the police haven’t but been served with the court docket’s order.
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Inibehe Effiong, a human rights lawyer, disclosed on Friday that the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Warri, Delta State, ordered the police and the Inspector-Common of police (IGP) to droop the enforcement of the tinted glass allow throughout the nation.
In keeping with Mr Effiong, the court docket ordered the police and the IGP to keep up the established order and “respect judicial processes pending additional proceedings within the matter.”
The court docket issued the interim order throughout a listening to on an ex-parte movement in Swimsuit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025 instituted by John Aikpokpo-Martins towards the IGP and the police.
Within the order, seen by PREMIUM TIMES, the court docket refused to restrain the police from implementing the tinted glass allow, however ordered it, the IGP and different events within the go well with to keep up establishment pending the listening to and willpower of the movement on discover.
Justice H.A. Nganjiwa granted the plaintiff depart to serve the originating summons on the police and the IGP by means of substituted service. The case was adjourned till 16 November for the listening to of the movement on discover.
Kunle Edun, SAN, and 6 different legal professionals represented plaintiff.
No official notification
Responding to the Friday put up by Mr Effiong, Mr Hundeyin said the police had but to obtain the order.
The police spokesperson shared excerpts of the court docket order, noting that the plaintiff’s three primary injunctions towards the coverage had been refused, whereas the court docket ordered all of the events to protect the established order pending the following listening to on October 16.
“Whereas now we have not been formally served the court docket order you’re making reference to, let me, within the meantime, present level quantity eight (of the identical order) because you left that half out and targeted solely on level quantity six. Nigerians deserve a whole image, not a skewed one.”
Comparable go well with by NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) instituted a go well with towards the IGP on 5 September over the tinted glass allow coverage, describing it as illegal and a violation of Nigerians’ elementary rights.
Responding to the NBA, Mr Hundeyin stated the NBA’s place was deceptive and “an try to forged aspersions on the picture, integrity, and lawful operations of the power”.
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In its 1 October letter to the IGP, the NBA identified that the legality of the tinted glass coverage is a topic of litigation at a Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja. The NBA advised the IGP that “the Nigeria Police, as a legislation enforcement company, ought to know higher to not be lawless.”
The enforcement of the tinted glass allow was initially billed to take off on 1 June, however was shifted to 2 October.
