The Nigeria Police Force has announced that it will temporarily halt enforcement of the tinted-glass permit policy following a court directive instructing the suspension of the exercise.

Spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed on Wednesday that the police received the court order and that enforcement is now on hold while the legal process plays out. She said the suspension will remain until a final verdict is delivered.

According to the court’s interim ruling, the police and the Inspector-General of Police are to “maintain the status quo” and refrain from enforcing the tinted permit policy until the substantive case is resolved. The suit was brought by a petitioner challenging the legality and implementation of the policy.

Defending the original tinted-glass regulation, Adeh explained it was adopted for security reasons, citing instances where criminals exploited darker windows to evade identification. She denied that the campaign was a revenue-generating measure, stating that all payments for the tinted glass permit go into the federal government’s Treasury Single Account, not into police coffers.

However, the FCT police later clarified that some media reports misquoted their position. Adeh insisted she never said the policy had been permanently revoked; rather, she said enforcement was suspended following the court’s order.