The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has distanced himself from reports accusing him of lobbying the National Assembly to tamper with the Nigeria Police Act 2020 in a bid to elongate his tenure and year of service of personnel in the force.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who, on Tuesday, made Egbetokun’s denial public in a statement, stressed that the bill was originally introduced during the 8th Assembly, but did not progress beyond the initial stages before the Assembly’s dissolution.
Adejobi added that it is standard legislative practice to review and update laws to align with current national realities.
