Nigeria Police Shake-Up: Six Senior Officers Retired, Two Demoted Ahead Of Retirement

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has officially retired six senior officers, including former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh. In addition to the retirements, two officers were demoted prior to their retirement, according to an official wireless message obtained by Punch on Wednesday, March 6, 2025.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The document, dated March 4, 2025, and signed by the Force Secretary, confirmed that Igweh, who had recently been promoted to Assistant Inspector General (AIG) and deployed to Zone 7 Police Headquarters in Abuja, was demoted back to Commissioner of Police (CP) before his retirement. Similarly, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Simon Lough was demoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) prior to his retirement.

The following senior officers were impacted by the retirement order:

• AIG Idowu Owohunwa – Retired effective February 10, 2025
• CP Bennett Igweh – Retired effective May 1, 2023
• CP Aina Emmanuel A. – Retired effective February 10, 2025
• CP Salama Wakili Abdul – Retired effective February 26, 2025
• ACP Simon A. Lough (SAN) – Retired effective August 1, 2022
• ACP Dakon Philip Sarpiya – Retired effective December 12, 2023

The Police Service Commission (PSC) approved the retirements during an extraordinary meeting on February 20, 2025. The official communication, marked CH:8400/FS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.1/346 and titled “Discharge and Retirement,” instructed that the names of the affected officers be immediately removed from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

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