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Nigerian Police Announce Dismissal, Forced Retirement Of AIG Owohunwa, Simon Lough, Igweh, Four Others
The Nigeria Police Force has compulsorily retired six senior officers, including a former Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, Bennett Igweh.
Additionally, two officers were demoted before their retirement.
A letter on Wednesday, dated March 4, 2025, and signed by the Force Secretary, revealed that Igweh, who was recently promoted to Assistant Inspector General and deployed to head Zone 7 Police Headquarters in Abuja, was demoted to Commissioner of Police before being retired.
Similarly, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Simon Lough was demoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police before his retirement.
Other officers affected by the directive include AIG Idowu Owohunwa, who was 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. Iough (SAN), retired effective August 1, 2022; and ACP Dakon Philip Sarpiya, retired effective December 12, 2023.
The directive followed an extraordinary meeting of the Police Service Commission held on February 20, 2025, where the decision to retire the officers was made.
The message, marked CH:8400/FS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.1/346 and titled “Discharge and Retirement,” instructed the immediate removal of their names from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System.
Part of the message read: “Grateful be informed that the underlisted senior police officers have been retired from the Force with effect from the dates indicated against their names…”It further directed: “AIGPOL Budget Abuja only.
INGEOL directs you to delete names of officers below AIG rank from IPPIS payroll. Yours, NIGPOL ICT/Computer/Abuja. Record all states only.”
When contacted for a reaction, Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, referred our correspondent to the Police Service Commission.
However, PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, stated that he had not yet been briefed on the matter.
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Police must pay transport fares, says AIG
” No police officer has the right to enter your vehicle without paying. We should assist one another willingly, not by force,” he said.
• The Assistant Inspector-General of Police(AIG) in charge of Zone 2 Command, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, speaking with transporters at Obalende garage, Lagos State, on Wednesday.
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, has declared that officers must pay fares before boarding commercial vehicles, warning against abuse of authority.
Jimoh spoke on Wednesday at Obalende garage during a sensitisation meeting with drivers and transport workers marking National Police Day 2026.
He stressed that relations between police and the public must be based on partnership, not coercion, urging both sides to support each other voluntarily.
“No police officer has the right to enter your vehicle without paying. We should assist one another willingly, not by force,” he said.
Jimoh called for stronger cooperation to maintain safety and order on roads, insisting there was no conflict between officers and transport unions.
“I don’t collect money from officers. We don’t arrest people arbitrarily. If you have issues with any officer, report directly to me,” he said.
(Vanguard)
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Tinubu scurries to Jos after Mutfwang’s security brief
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will leave for Jos tomorrow to commiserate with the state government and residents over recent deadly gun attacks that lefts dozens dead.
This was following Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s security briefing to the President on the recent violent attack in Angwan Rukuba, Plateau State.
During the meeting on Wednesday at the presidential villa in Abuja, Governor Caleb Mutfwang told Mr President that although security forces have restored calm after fresh disturbances involving looters on Wednesday morning, following the deadly Palm Sunday attack that left more than a dozen dead and many others injured.
He said that investigations are continuing to determine the identities or motives of the attackers who are yet to be apprehended .
Presidency source said that President Tinubu was initially scheduled for a planned trip to Ogun State to flag off operations at the Gateway International Cargo Airport on Thursday.
From Jos, the President will travel to Lagos to observe Good Friday.
On Saturday, April 4, he will visit Ogun State to commission projects including the cargo airport.
He will then return to Lagos during the Easter holiday to commission several state infrastructure projects, including the Ojota/Opebi Link Bridge.
Before heading back to Abuja, the president will visit Bayelsa State on April 10 to commission projects completed under Governor Duoye Diri.
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JUST IN: Tinubu Heads to Jos Tomorrow, Postpones Ogun Trip for 5-State Visits
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will tomorrow embark on a visit to Jos, Plateau State, as the first leg of a five-state tour across the country.
The Presidency announced that the President has postponed his scheduled trip to Ogun State to enable him to commence the series of official visits.
Details of the remaining four states in the tour are expected to be released by the Presidency in due course.
The development comes as President Tinubu continues nationwide engagements aimed at assessing development projects, interacting with stakeholders, and addressing key national issues in the respective states.
Further updates on the itinerary will be communicated as the visits progress.
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