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News - North Central - FCT Updated: November 29, 2022

IGP: Police Denies Knowledge Of Court Order On Reinstatement Of Dismissed Officer

By Abdulrazak Muhammad
November 29, 2022
Nigerian Police force
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said that it was not aware of the court order on the reinstatement of a dismissed officer of the force.

The force said the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has neither disregarded the court order nor any rule of law.

This was contained in a statement signed and issued by the spokesperson of the Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja on Tuesday.

"The Nigeria Police Force wishes to state emphatically that the office of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+),NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, did not disregard Court Order or rule of law as the office is not aware of any Court Order, during the current IGP's tenure, with respect to a matter making the round in the media that the IGP disobeyed a Court Order for the reinstatement of a dismissed officer of the Force.

"It is instructive to note that the case in point concerns an officer who was dismissed as far back as 1992, a few years after the current IGP joined the Nigeria Police Force, based on available facts gleaned from the reports. 

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"The most recent judgement on the matter was given in 2011 which should ordinarily not fall under the direct purview of the current administration of the Force.

"Thus, the news is strange and astonishing."

Adejobi added that the IGP has directed the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Force Legal Unit to investigate the allegation in a bid to ascertain the position of the court and profer informed legal advice for the IGP's prompt and necessary action. 

He added that IGP remains committed to "upholding the rule of law and synergizing with the judiciary to ensure quick dispensation of justice for an improved criminal justice system."

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