Fresh Crisis Rocks Nigerian Police As IG Egbetokun Deploys New Personnel To Replace Retired Officers.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the deployment and replacement of personnel to take over from officers accused of forgery, age falsification, and evading service regulations.
It was earlier exposed a list of approximately 467 Nigerian police officers implicated in falsifying their age and bypassing service regulations, including Simon Lough, SAN, and Benneth Igweh.
While hundreds of officers were embroiled in the scandal, some have quietly retired. On Saturday disclosed that IGP Egbetokun had mandated that senior police officers who refused to retire must face a disciplinary committee.
The police signal dated February 7, 2025 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.”
Police IG Egbetokun Deploys New Personnel To Replace Retired Officers Amid Age-Falsification, Forgery Scandal
It was reported On Friday that a mutiny was brewing within the Nigeria Police Force, as over 200 affected senior officers were refusing to retire.
It was 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.
Police IG Egbetokun Deploys New Personnel To Replace Retired Officers Amid Age-Falsification, Forgery Scandal
Sources said 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.
In a police signal obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, Egbetokun on February 9, 2025, ordered the replacement of some affected officers.
Police IG Egbetokun Deploys New Personnel To Replace Retired Officers Amid Age-Falsification, Forgery Scandal
The signal reads, “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 the Anti Money Laundering 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.”
Police IG Egbetokun Deploys New Personnel To Replace Retired Officers Amid Age-Falsification, Forgery Scandal
Earlier on Tuesday, SaharaReporters reported that the IGP Egbetokun had ordered the posting and redeployment of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Gumel H. Mohammed to Zone 7, representing the Federal Capital Territory and Niger State, with immediate effect.
Mohammed replaces AIG Benneth Igweh.
Igweh on Thursday, September 12, 2024, assumed duty as the AIG of Police in charge of Zone 7.
