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Reinstatement: Police say call for sack, imprisonment of IGP baseless, mischievous

Saint AugustineBy Saint AugustineFebruary 10, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
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The Nigeria Police Force has described the call for the sack and imprisonment of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba by some retired police officers who claimed to have gotten a judgment for their reinstatement into the Force as baseless and mischievous.

It would be recalled that some retired police officers went to the National Industrial Court in April 2022 to challenge their retirement and judgment was delivered in their favour by the court.

However, a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja on Thursday disclosed that the said judgement had been appealed in suit number: NICN/AB/21M/2023 filed by the Nigeria Police legal team on Wednesday 8th February, 2023, and was currently awaiting a hearing and subsequent judgment on the appeal.

Adejobi averred that the call was inconsistent with the provisions of the Public Service Rules on the basis for retirement from public service.

According to him, “For the records, the said retired police officers joined the Nigeria Police Force as recruit constables in 1984 and 1986 respectively. Having served for ten years and over, they were privileged to be admitted as Force Entrants into Cadet Inspector Courses 33, 34 and 35 of the Nigeria Police Academy in 1994, 1996, and 2000 respectively. It is pertinent to note that “Force Entrant” is a scheme by the Nigeria Police Force where deserving officers with requisite educational records are upgraded to a higher cadre after a brief training period at the Police Academy or at any approved Police College, and as such, not a fresh appointment.

“Essentially, this implies that the service duration of such officers continues counting and does not automatically restart. Therefore, according to the Public Service Rules, the retired officers, having served in the public service and received salaries as required by law, cannot insist on remaining in service beyond the legally permitted period. Consequently, the purported call for their reinstatement is strange to the law and unrealistic.

“It is imperative to emphatically state that the Nigeria Police Force has filed a motion for a stay of execution while the appeal is slated for hearing at the Court’s convenience.

“The Nigeria Police, hereby, urges members of the public to discountenance publications that were widely circulated in the news, calling for the sack of the IGP on the above grounds as they are baseless, malicious, and mischievous.

“The Nigeria Police assures the public of its continued commitment to entrenching respect for the rule of law both within the policing system and in the discharge of policing services to the general public.”

Photo: Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police.

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