Why 4 DIGs Who Had Stayed Put Since June 19 Were Forced To Retire- PSC Spokesman

The Police Service Commission, PSC, has  disclosed that  four senior Deputy Inspectors-General of Police; Dan-Mallam Mohammed, Moses Jitiboh, Hafiz Inuwa and Adeleke Bode have been forced to retire from the Nigeria Police Force.

Their replacements have since been named as four Assistant Inspectors-General of Police; Ibrahim Ka’oje, Daniel Sokari-Pedro, Ayuba Ekpeji and Usman Nagogo have been promoted to the rank of DIG pending ratification by the board of the commission.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that spokesman for the commission, Ikechukwu Ani, who disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, noted that the PSC took this decision in exercise of its statutory powers pursuant to the Third Schedule, Part 1 M, para A&B of the 1999 Constitution, reinforced with Section 6 of the PSC (Establishment) Act 2001, para a, c, d, e, & f.

He  added that the affected DIGs ought to have retired voluntarily following the appointment of Mr. Kayode Egbetokun as Inspector General of Police in June this year..

‘Following  the appointment of the acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun on June 19, 2023 by Mr. President, the Commission had expected in consonance with the revered tradition of discipline and regimented culture of the Nigeria Police Force that those DIGs, who were seniors in rank prior to his elevation, will voluntarily apply for retirement or elect to leave the Force.

The Commission, having waited for ample time with no such application from any of them, took the decision to force them to retire  in order to uphold discipline which is the bedrock of the Force, and to discourage status reversal which is inherently inimical to the exercise of authority by the Inspector General’ he said.

Ani also added that the newly appointed DIGs, who are without pending disciplinary matters and/or without any serious medical conditions and health impairments, were drawn from the same respective geo-political zones of those who were forced to retire-Team@orientactualmags.com
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