The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the posting and redeployment of personnel to take over from officers implicated in forgery, age falsification, and circumventing service regulations.
SaharaReporters had earlier published a list of about 467 Nigerian police officers found to have falsified their age and bypassed service regulations.
They include Simon Lough, SAN, Benneth Igweh and many others.
The list consists of 15 officers on Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 36/2002; Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 35/2000 – 33 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 34/96 -12 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 4/94 now Course 33 -24 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 21/2002 -14 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 20/2000- 48 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 19/1996-34 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 18/94 -11 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspr Course 25/2012- 1 officer; Force Entrants Cadet Inspr Course 31/1990-15 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspr Course 1/88- 7 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 26/2012 – 5 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspector Course 37/2005- 8 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 39/2009 – 2 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 1/2010 – 5 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspector Course 3/92 – 14 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Promotion Course 1\2003 PSC Jos – 209 officers; and a final list of 10 officers.
While hundreds of the police officers were implicated in the scandal involving forgery, age falsification, and bypassing service regulations, some were said to have quietly retired.
On Saturday, SaharaReporters reported that the Inspector General of Police, Egbetokun, had ordered that the senior police officers who refused to retire should appear before a disciplinary committee.
The police signal dated February 7, 2025 and obtained by SaharaReporters on Saturday, reads, “INGENPOL directs you warn and release AP. No. 50645 Idowu Owohunwa, AΡ/ΝΟ. 50703, AIG Benneth Igweh, ΑΡ/ΝΟ. 41704, CP Aina Emmanuel, AP/NO.41741, CP Salama Wakili Abdul, ΑΡ/ΝΟ. 46522, Adepoju Olugbenga Adewole, AP/NO. 57917 DCP Simon Lough, SAN, serving yours to appear before the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) sitting from 10/02/2025 ΤΟ 13/05/2025.
“Time 1000HRS; venue IGP’S Conference Hall, 7th floor, Force Headquarters, Abuja. They are to report in their clean working dress; note daily dress code to be strictly adhered to. Treat as very important please.”
On Friday, SaharaReporters exclusively reported that a mutiny was brewing within the Nigeria Police Force, as over 200 affected senior officers were refusing to retire.
SaharaReporters learnt that some of the officers had been serving for up to 44 years and that the development had led to tensions between Egbetokun and the Deputy Inspector General of the Federal Investigation Department, Dasuki Galandanchi.
Sources told SaharaReporters that Galandanchi is seeking a two-year extension, citing the precedent set by Egbetokun, who was granted an extension despite being due for retirement last year.
Two police signals obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday showed that Egbetokun on February 9, 2025, ordered the replacement of some affected officers.
One of the signals read, “TH.5361/FS/FHQ/ABJ/SUB.5/258x POSTING SENIOR OFFICERS X INGENPOL HAS ORDERED THE POSTING OF THE FOLLOWING DECOMPOLS X TO DC DOPS ZONE 2 LAS X DECOMPOL OJUGBELE E. ADESOLA X TO DC DFA AKWA-IBOM X DECOMPOL PREYE RAYMOND EGBE X TO DC DFA ZONE 2 LAS X DECOMPOL BELLO ADAMU X TO DC CID EBONYI COMMAND X DECOMPOL EMMANUEL CHUKWUEMEKA UGWU fsi X TO DC CID ENUGU COMMAND X DECOMPOL IYA UMAR MOHAMMED X TO DC CID CROSS RIVER COMMAND X DECOMPOL ABUBAKAR ARGUNGU IBRAHIM X TO DC CID PAP WESTERN PORT LAGOS X DECOMPOL OKEY C. NWABUFOR X TO DC DOPS EKS X DECOMPOL TANIMU PRINCE NYATSE SIX TO DE DORS KGS X DECOMPOL ABDULKADIR EL-JAMAL X TOPHEAD, OR CHAMBER LEGA SECTION GID AB DECOMPO SLOPE TO DC ADMIN LEGAL SECTION FCID ABJ X DECOMPOL DANIEL HABILA X TO DC CPTU STAFFPOL JOS X ACPOL EMMANUEL DEEBOM X TO DC DOPS INTERPOL ANNEX LAGOS X ACPOL ABAYOMI AGBANA X TO DC HOMICIDE FCID ENS X ACPOL OLUFEMI E. TAKEET X TO DC DFA ZONE 11 OSHOGBO X ACPOL JOSEPH A. HABAKKUK X TO DC COURSES STAFFPOL JOS X ACPOL FARUKU UMARU X TO DC DOPS ENUGU X ACPOL BENARD ADEDAYO OJEWALE X TO DC FIELD STUDIES PSC JOS X ACPOL MOHAMMED SABO HALADU X TO DC DOPS ZONE 11 OSHOGBO X ACPOL MAMMAN BELLO TAMBUWAL X TO DC GI FCID ANNEX ENUGU X ACPOL KABIRU SALISU X TO DC FIELD STUDIES POLAC X ACPOL HARUNA ADAMU X TO DC DFA STAFFPOL JOS X ACPOL DASHUWER TEPNYAKAS X TO DC DFA ANNEX LAGOS X ACPOL MUSA ABDULLAHI X TO DE ANTI MONEY LAUDRING FCID ABJ X ACPOL ABUBAKAR BELLO MUSTAPHA X TO DC DFA ZONE 9 UMUAHIA X ACPOL UCHENNA B. ANI X TO DC ZCID ZONE 12 BAUCHI X ACPOL BABA GANA SAJE X OFFICERS ON HIGHER DUTY POSTS SHOULD NOT WEAR THE RANK.”
Another one read, “INFO: INGENPOLSEC ABUJA 254 TH.5361/FS/FHQ/ABJ/SUB.5/ X POSTING SENIOR OFFICER X
“INGENPOL HAS ORDERED THE POSTING OF AIGPOL GUMEL H. MOHAMMED X TO AIG ZONE ‘7 ABUJA X POSTING IS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT-PLEASE XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.”
Meanwhile, the police authorities have fully authoriSed the retirement of all affected officers.
A police wireless message dated February 10, 2025 addressed to all zonal commands, departments, and others referred to the decision reached by the Police Service Commission (PSC) at its 1st Extraordinary Meeting of the 6th Management Board on the regularisation of the date of first appointment of Cadet ASPs/Inspectors force entrants.
The memo with reference number CH:8400/FS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.2/294, reads: “Re: Police Service Commission decision at its 1st Extraordinary Meeting of the 6th Management Board on the regularization of date of first appointment of Cadet ASPs/Inspectors force entrants X INGENPOL firmly directs you proceed with full implementation of POLSCOM directives X unambiguously conveyed in MYLET No. CH:8400/FS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.2/292, dated 01/02/2025 X This sig. supersedes MYSIG No. CH:8400/FS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.2/293 DTO: 051604/02/2025 X for your strict compliance X acknowledge receipt X please X.”
On February 5, SaharaReporters reported that the Nigerian Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun had stopped the retirement of all senior police officers who had either exceeded 35 years in service or were above the age of 60.
Egbetokun had earlier in a letter dated February 1, 2025 and signed on his behalf by CP Bode Akinbamilowo, Deputy Force Secretary, asked the affected officers to go on immediate retirement.
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