BREAKING: Delta Court Grants Interim Injunction, Blocks Nigeria Police From Enforcing Tinted Glass Permit Policy

The Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe has granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Police Force from resuming the implementation or enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy scheduled to commence on January 2, 2026.

The order was made on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, by Justice Joe Egwu in a suit filed by Mr. Israel Joe against the Inspector General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command.

In the case marked Suit No: HOR/FHR/M/31/2025, the applicant asked the court for an order of interim injunction restraining the police from implementing/enforcing and/or further implementing/enforcing the tinted glass permit policy set to commence on January 2, 2026, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application filed in the suit.

The applicant also asked the court for an order of interim injunction restraining the police from stopping, harassing, arresting, detaining, extorting or otherwise interfering with the constitutional rights to dignity, privacy, freedom of movement and ownership of property of the Applicant (and citizens/motorists) under the guise of enforcing the Tinted Glass permit policy pending hearing and determination of the substantive application filed in the suit.

In the enrolment of order arising from the motion ex parte, the court granted all the applicant’s prayers, restraining the police from “implementing, enforcing or further implementing” the tinted glass permit policy pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application in the suit.

Justice Egwu also issued an interim injunction restraining the respondents from stopping, harassing, arresting, detaining, extorting or otherwise interfering with the constitutional rights of the applicant and other citizens or motorists under the guise of enforcing the tinted glass permit policy.

The rights cited include dignity of the human person, privacy, freedom of movement and ownership of property.

Additionally, the court restrained the respondents from continuing to use the Parkway Projects account, described in the application as a private account, to conduct any government business pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application.

The court further granted an order for substituted service on the first and second respondents through the third respondent, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, at the police headquarters in Asaba, with such service deemed proper and sufficient.

Although the applicant was absent when the matter was called, he was represented by a legal team led by Kunle Edun (SAN), alongside Ikechukwu Ogbonna Esq., E.O. Onoriode Esq., S.C. Okporgu Esq., T.L. Doigboghie Esq., A.H. Okifo Esq., Sir F.O. Yekovie, and J.K. Ezugwu Esq.

After hearing from counsel, the court ordered that the motion ex parte dated and filed on December 17, 2025, be granted as prayed.

The hearing of the motion on notice has been fixed for December 24, 2025.

The presiding judge issued the interim orders, which were sealed by the court, on December 17, 2025. (SaharaReporters)