There is growing disquiet within the ranks of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police over a particular AIG who has adjusted his age twice to remain in the Nigeria Police Force......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
Our reporter, who spoke to some senior officers, said that the particular Assistant Inspector-General of Police is due to retire this December, but he keeps boasting that he has more time to stay in office as his friend is the Inspector General of Police, IGP Egbetokun.
It will be recalled that rising from a management meeting on Monday, January 23rd, 2023, in Abuja, the Police Service Commission kicked against the extension of the tenures of some Deputy Inspectors General, DIGs; Assistant Inspectors General, AIGs; Commissioners, CPs; and other senior police officers, as it is an affront to all the existing laws in the country guiding entry and exit in the public service.
The Commission decided that it will not condone the illegal extension of the tenures of the retiring senior police officers, stressing that even when requested, it cannot do so as it is against all existing laws, the Police Act, the Police Service Commission Act, and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Information at our disposal reveals that this particular AIG keeps telling his coursemates that he will remain in office as he has adjusted his entry age into the police force against all existing laws: the Police Act, the Police Service Commission Act, and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
A senior officer who wished to remain anonymous said, “The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is a man of integrity; I doubt if he will ever support the AIG, who has been confirmed to have forged his retirement age twice by a panel set up by the police management team.
One of the coursemates of the AIG, who also spoke to our reporter anonymously, said, “He keeps dropping the name of the IGP as his backup for the forged age extension, and I doubt if the IGP will condone such because he is an advocate of integrity.
“IGP Kayode Egbetokun will uphold the provisions of the law, which stipulate that a serving public officer, whether in the police or any other government agency, must exit the service at the age of 60 or having served for 35 years.
“The IGP would not encourage the subversion of the laws guiding entry and exit into the Nigeria public service, adding that the retiring senior police officers are not indispensable.
In another development, the Integrity Youth Alliance has promised to write officially to the Inspector General of Police and the Police Service Commission over the particular AIG who wants to subvert all existing laws, the Police Act, the Police Service Commission Act, and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by adjusting his entry age into the force.
Speaking to our report, the Publicity of the Alliance, Danjuma Lamido said, “We know that IGP Egbetokun’s vision embodies professionalism and efficiency, accountability, and extends beyond traditional law enforcement practices; therefore, he will not condone forgery and an illegal stay in office as envisaged by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police.
Our reporter’s efforts to reach the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, and the Police Service Commission Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, proved abortive. Text messages sent to them remained unanswered as of the time of filing this report.
