Court Orders Nigerian Inspector-General Of Police, Usman Baba To Quit Office After Attaining Retirement AgeA Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has ruled that the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba Alkali, is an illegal occupant of the office he is presently holding.
In the judgment obtained by SaharaReporters on Saturday, Justice Riman further held that only an officer within the listed rank, with four years in service, could be appointed as IGP, not one with less than four years.The court ordered the President to convene a meeting of the Nigeria Police Council to appoint a new Inspector General of Police who will hold office for four years.
“A declaration that the 2nd Defendant is not qualified to hold the office of the Inspector General of Police for the sole reason that doing so will lead to absurdity which will amount to a complete breach and total disregard for the clear and unambiguous provision of section 7 of the Nigeria Police Act, 2020.” “A declaration that the 1st Defendant has no power whatsoever to extend the condition for the retirement of a Police officer as contained in section 18 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020.
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