Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has slammed the continued stay in office of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, calling it illegal.
In a statement released on Tuesday and signed by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, HURIWA claimed that Baba’s decision to remain in office after turning 60 and accruing 35 years of active service was unlawful and in violation of both the Police Act of 2020 and the rules of the Police Service Commission.
Four days after the presidential election, on March 1, 2023, the IGP turned 60, although Mohammed Dinggyadi, the Minister of Police Affairs, had defended the police chief’s continuing employment by saying that “the topic of IG going out during this election period does not exist.”
