The Police Service Commission, PSC, has ordered the immediate retirement of senior police officers who have exceeded 35 years in service or reached th
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has ordered the immediate retirement of senior police officers who have exceeded 35 years in service or reached the age of 60.
This resolution was made during the Commission’s first extraordinary meeting of 2025, chaired by retired Deputy Inspector General, DIG, Hashimu Argungu.
Other key attendees include retired Supreme Court Justice Adamu Paul Galumje, retired DIG Taiwo Lakanu, and Commission Secretary Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani.
According to a statement from PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani, the decision aligns with Public Service Rule No. 020908 (i & ii), which mandates that officers must retire upon reaching either of these milestones.
“The Commission had previously approved at its 24th Plenary Meeting in September 2017 that Force entrants should have their appointment date aligned with their enlistment date. However, upon review, the Commission found that this decision contradicted the principles of service merger in the public sector and violated established retirement rules,” Ani stated.
After this review, the Commission decided to implement retirements in accordance with public service regulations.
“The Commission’s decision has been conveyed to the Inspector General of Police for immediate implementation,” the statement concluded.
Ironically, the serving Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun who has reached the mandatory age for retirement is yet to vacate his office.
The development implies a complete purge from the police service all age mates of Egbetokun, who despite crossing 60 in September last year will remain in service.
Egbetokun’s stay in office was made possible by a controversial amendment to the Police Act last year which saw his tenure extended to 2027.
PSC’s mass retirement of officers caught by the public service rule came at a time when activist Omoyele Sowore’s recent social media post describing Egbetokun as an illegal IGP reignited public interest in the controversial circumstances under which the amendment extending his tenure was carried out.
The police on Monday charged Sowore with cybercrimes.
