The High Court of Justice in Delta State has restrained the Inspector-General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force from recommencing the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy pending the hearing of a substantive suit before the court.
The order is contained in an enrolment of order issued on Wednesday by the High Court sitting in Orerokpe, Delta State, in Suit No: HOR/FHR/M/31/2025, between Mr. Israel Joe and the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force and the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command.
In the ruling delivered by Hon. Justice Joe Egwu, the court granted an ex-parte application seeking interim relief against the planned enforcement.
The judge ordered that the police, “their officers, men, agents, privies and/or contractors” be restrained from implementing or further implementing the tinted glass permit policy pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application.
The court also barred the police from stopping, harassing, arresting, detaining or extorting the applicant and other citizens or motorists “under the guise of enforcing the Tinted Glass permit policy,” citing constitutional rights to dignity, privacy, freedom of movement and ownership of property.
In a further directive, the court restrained the police from continuing to use the Parkway Projects account, described in the suit as a private contractor’s account, to conduct any government business pending the determination of the matter.
Justice Egwu, after hearing submissions from counsel to the applicant, ruled: “The Motion Ex-parte dated and filed 17/12/2025 is hereby ordered as prayed.” The motion on notice was fixed for hearing on December 24, 2025.
The applicant, Mr. Israel Joe, was represented by a team of lawyers led by Kunle Edun, SAN, alongside several other counsel.
The court order effectively places a legal pause on the police announcement to recommence enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy nationwide from January 2, 2026, until the issues before the court are fully resolved.
