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.
The reliefs sought by the plaintiff included: “A declaration that by a communal reading of the provisions of sections 215 and 216 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , Sections 7 & and 18 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020, the appointment of the 2nd Defendant is UNLAWFUL and INVALID, the 2nd Defendant not being a person capable of fulfilling the mandatory requirement of tenure of office of Inspector General of Police and /or the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of...
“An order mandating the 1st Defendant to immediately convene a meeting for members of the 4th Defendant for the purpose of appointing a new Inspector General of Police capable of holding the office for the fixed term of four years unhindered by section 18 of the Nigeria Police Act, 2020 and also in line with the provisions of sections 7 of the Nigeria Police Act.
In his judgement, after listening to Counsel in the matter, Justice Riman held, “It is important to observe that the Inspector-Genera!l of Police is a public servant and by virtue of the fact that he is a member of the staff of the Nigeria Police Force, an authority established from the Federation by Section 214 of the Constitution and in subject of the Federal Public Rules 299 thereof which provides for the compulsory retirement of all grades of public service officers at the age of 60 or 35...
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