A Federal High Court has sacked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali barely 48hours to the Inauguration of President-Bola Tinubu, iwitnesslive.com can report.
The court then warned Usman Baba Alkali to stop parading himself as the holder of the office after declaring his appointment and continued to stay in office as unlawful and unconstitutional.
Besides, the court has ordered President Muhammadu Buhari to convene a meeting of the Nigeria Police Council to appoint a new Inspector General of Police who will occupy the office for a period of four years.
Sitting in the Awka division, Justice Fatun Riman declared that the IGP’s continued stay in office is against the clear provisions of the Police Act, 2020.
The court in its judgment in suit number FHC/AKW/CS/58/2023, filed by Okechukwu Nwafor, further held that only an officer within the listed rank, with four years in service, can be appointed as IGP, not one with less than four years.
Although the judgment was delivered on Friday May 19, 2023, a certified copy of the judgment was cited by our correspondent on Saturday, May 27, 2023.
