…Arase, PSC chairman
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has compulsorily retired four Deputy Inspectors General of Police.
The affected DIGs are Dan-Mallam Mohammed; Moses Ambakina Jitiboh; Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa and Adeleke Adeyinka Bode.
The action of the commission, according to a statement issued on Monday by its spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, was 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 Commissions (Establisment) Act 2001, para a, c, d, e, &f.
Ani said in the wake of the appointment of the Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun on the 19th of June, 2023 by Mr. President Bola Tinubu, 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 would voluntarily apply for retirement or elect to leave the Force.
The commission, the spokesman said, having waited for ample time with no such application from any of them, took the decision to compulsorily retire them in order to uphold discipline which was the bedrock of the Force, and to discourage status reversal “which is inherently inimical to the exercise of authority by the Inspector General.”
Accordingly, he said, the former DIGs had been mandated to immediately proceed on compulsory retirement with effect from Friday, August 25, 2023.
The commission, he pointed out, expressed appreciation of their immense contributions and efforts towards peace and security of Nigeria and also wished them well in their future endeavours in retirement.
Similarly, the commission, it was disclosed, also approved the appointment of four Assistant Inspectors General of Police to the rank of Deputy Inspectors General of Police which would be subject to ratification by the Board of the Commission to replace the retired DIGs.
The newly appointed DIGs who were said to be without Pending Disciplinary Matters and/or without any serious medical conditions and health impairments were drawn from the same respective geo-political regions of the retired ones.
They are DIG’s Ibrahim Sani Ka’oje; Daniel Sokari – Pedro, Ayuba Ekpeji, and Usman Nagogo.
While congratulating them for their elevation to the enviable rank of DIGs, the commission, it was said, hoped that their appointment would add value and greater vigour to the efforts of the Nigeria Police in delivering on its mandate.