29/05/23
PRESS RELEASE
GABRIEL O.D
News making the round on the Social media about the sack of the Inspector General Of Police Nigeria Police Force Alkali Baba
by a Federal High Court in Awka is Fake News.
This was made known in a press Statement by the Nigerian Police Force asking the general public to disregard the news .
In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the said judgment is subject to appeal and the alleged news is therefore false, unfounded, and perceived to be the handiwork of mischief makers.
Muyiwa explained that Alkali was appointed in a letter-number SGF.20/S.6/83 dated 30th Nov 2021 for a 4-year tenure and his stay in office is within the purview of his appointment.
It is imperative to note that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, dismissed a suit that sought to compel the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, to vacate his office on March 1, 2023.
The Federal High Court, in the judgment delivered by Justice J. K. Omotosho, held that going by the provision of Section 7 (6) of the Police Act, 2020, anyone appointed as the IGP has a statutorily recognized four-year tenure. It described the IGP’s four-year tenure as sacrosanct, stressing that his retirement as the IGP had nothing to do with age or years of service.
The Force insists that, maintaining the four years for individuals appointed as IGP is being institutionalized by the provisions of the law, not on personal grounds to favour an individual, but for the general betterment of the Nigeria Police Force.
Consequently, members of the public are on this notice advised to ignore the false news making the rounds on social media. IGP Usman Alkali Baba remains the Inspector-General of Police and is duty-bound to execute the responsibilities of the office in accordance with existing laws.
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