BREAKING: IGP Egbetokun Retires 197 Officers Over Forgery, Falsification, Others (FULL LIST)
IGP Egbetokun has ordered fast retirement of 197 senior officers over forgery, falsification and bypassing service laws.
PoliticalNews Nigeria experiences that the Nigerian Inspector Common of Police Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the fast retirement of senior cops who’re both over 60 years outdated or have served for greater than 35 years.
These embrace Simon Lough, SAN, the Head of the NPF Authorized Part and Benneth Igweh, a former Federal Capital Territory Police Commissioner.
These cops have been implicated in forgery, falsification, and bypassing service laws.
The directive is disclosed in a letter dated February 1, 2025, signed by CP Bode Akinbamilowo, Deputy Pressure Secretary, on behalf of the Inspector Common of Police, and addressed to the Deputy Inspectors-Common of Police, Assistant Inspectors Common of Police, Commandants of Police Employees Schools at Jos and Kano, Commissioners of Police and Commandants of Police Schools throughout the nation.
The letter is titled ‘Re: Police Service Fee Determination At Its 1stt Additional Extraordinary Assembly Of The 6thh Administration Board On The Regularisation Of Date Of First Appointment Of Cadet ASPs/Inspectors Pressure Entrants.’
It reads, “Hooked up letter No. CH: 8400.IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.17/90 dates thirty first January, 2025 with its attachments acquired from the Inspector Common of Police, Pressure Headquarters Abuja in respect of the above underlined topic refers.
“I’m to convey the directive of the Inspector Common of Police that you simply guarantee complete implementation of the choice with emphasis on paragraphs 3 and 4 of the attachment letter below reference.”
The choice of the PSC refereed to within the letter was earlier communicated to the IGP in a letter dated January 31, 2025 and signed by Nnamani Onyemuche, Secretary to the PSC.
Paragraphs 3 and 4 to be given emphasis learn: “Accordingly, the Fee at its 1st extraordinary assembly of the sixth Administration Board held on Friday thirty first January 2025 has authorised the fast retirement of these officers who’ve spent 35 years in service and people above 60 years of age.
“Any omission found subsequently on this challenge additionally falls inside this approval.”
Paragraph 5 reads: Please implement, inform the affected officers and make alternative for the vacancies thereafter instantly and ahead to the fee for its consideration and approval.”
On the checklist of those that ought to have retired however nonetheless in service going by their dates of enlistment are: Simon Asamber Lough who ought to have retired on January 8, 2022 going by his date of enlistment.
Others listed embrace Benneth Chinedu Igweh (January 5, 2023), Akinbayo Olasukami Olasoji, Louis Chike Nwabuwa, Mukar Sule, Adamu Danjuma, Ajao Olusegun, and Iriemi Solomon.