Breaking News: IGP Mandates Retirement Letters For Police Officers – List Of Affected Personnel Revealed

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Based on information obtained by journalists, the police superintendent has directed police formations and commands to obtain retirement letters from personnel scheduled for retirement but unwilling to leave their service…CONTINUE READING

A signal obtained from the IGP office on Saturday, as reported by SaharaReporters, conveyed that any actions taken by police officers who have reached the age of 60 or completed 35 years in service and resist retiring would be deemed invalid.

“In compliance with the directive of the honorable chairman, Police Service Commission, the IGP instructs you to bring to the attention of all members of the force the concerning trend in the Nigeria Police Force.

Officers who, upon reaching 35 years in service or 60 years of age, refuse retirement are acting contrary to the provisions of the public service rule (PSR) 020810 I & II.

The PSR specifies 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 age of 60 years or 35 years of pensionable service, whichever comes earlier.

All actions taken by these officers for the Nigeria Police are null and void due to the expiration of their service duration.

Accordingly, you are to immediately extract a letter of voluntary retirement from such officers,” the signal noted.

The media platform quoted a source in the IGP office, stating, “The police authorities need to publish all officers that have violated their service retirement age.”