The court ordered Usman Baba to stop parading himself as the Inspector General of Police.
The Federal High Court in Akwa, Anambra State, has declared Usman Baba’s extended stay in office as Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police illegal.He replaced Mohammed Adamu, whose three months tenure extension was truncated midway.
Granting Mr Nwafor’s request, the judge, Fatun Riman, held that Mr Baba’s tenure elongation was unlawful.Also, the judge directed Mr Buhari to convene a meeting of the Nigeria Police Council to appoint a new IGP, The Will newspaper reported. “In the instant case, the 2nd Defendant’s birthday comes first. By the said Rule, the 2nd Defendant is obliged to step down on March 1st 2023.
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