The Police Service Commission (PSC), which is saddled with responsibility of recruiting, transferring, discipline and retiring police officers, has ordered that police officers who have spent 35 years in active service or have attained the retirement age of 60 should immediately go on retirement.
There have been issues around police officers including the echelons. Omoyele Sowore has been calling for retirement of Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, arguing that he illegally occupies the office. There are several others who are supposed to have retired as stipulated in the codes of the PSC.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has explained that Egbetokun’s tenure would expire in October, 2027 due to the amendment made to the rules.
Ikechukwu Ani, Police Service Commission Head of Press and Public Relations, in a statement on Friday, said the “PSC rose from its first extraordinary meeting with the approval for the immediate retirement of senior police officers who have spent more than 35 years in service and those above 60 years of age”.
DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), the PSC chairman presided over the very crucial meeting, which also had in attendance Justice Adamu Paul Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Hon. Commissioner representing the Judiciary; DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd), Hon. Commissioner representing the Police and Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.
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