The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered police officers who are due for retirement but refused to leave the service to tender retirement letters immediately.
A signal from the IGP office stated that any action taken by policemen who have attained 60 years of age or 35 years in service and refused to quit would be considered null and void.
“Cooperation with other govt bodies in compliance with the directive of the honourable chairman, Police Service Commission, the IGP directs you to draw the attention of all members of the force to the emerging and disturbing trend in the Nigeria Police Force wherein officers upon attainment of 35 years in service or 60 years of age refuse to proceed on retirement.
“This is contrary to the provisions of the public service rule 020810 I & II, which provides that the mandatory retirement age for all grades in the service shall be 60 years or 35 years of pensionable service, no officer shall be allowed to remain in service after attaining the retirement of 60 years or 35 years of pensionable service whichever is earlier all actions taken by the said officers for the Nigeria police are null and void as a result of the expiration of service duration, accordingly you are to immediately extract a letter of voluntary retirement from such officers”, the ssignal read.
“The police authorities need to publish all officers that have violated their service retirement age”, a source in the IGP office noted.
