Six senior officers have been compulsorily retired, with an additional two officers demoted before their retirement, according to a wireless message dated March 4, 2025, obtained by our correspondent.
Among those affected by the directive is former Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, Bennett Igweh, who had recently been promoted to Assistant Inspector General and assigned to head Zone 7 Police Headquarters in Abuja.
Igweh was demoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police before being retired, effective May 1, 2023.
Similarly, Deputy Commissioner of Police Simon Lough was demoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police before his retirement, effective August 1, 2022.
The directive, emanating from an extraordinary meeting of the Police Service Commission held on February 20, 2025, underscores a strategic decision-making process within the organization.
The meeting culminated in the decision to retire these officers, a move that reflects ongoing efforts within the force to enforce discipline and accountability.
The wireless message, marked CH:8400/FS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.1/346 and titled “Discharge and Retirement,” outlined specific instructions for the immediate removal of the officers’ names from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
It stated, “Grateful be informed that the underlisted senior police officers have been retired from the Force with effect from the dates indicated against their names…”
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