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  The National Industrial Court, Abuja Division has barred the Police Service Commission, the Inspector-General of Police and Force Secretary, Nigeria Police from retiring DCP Simon Lough (SAN) and all members of course 20 (Force Entrant) of the Police Academy prematurely from the force. SaharaReporters reported on July 23, 2023 that a Nigeria Police Prosecutor, Simon Lough was still in office 18 months beyond the statutory retirement date.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Simon Asamber Lough was widely celebrated as having made history in December 2021 when he became the first police officer in Nigeria to be admitted to the Inner Bar as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).   However, a document obtained by SaharaReporters shows that Lough was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on January 8, 1987, and should have retired from service on January 8, 2022, after 35 years of active service.   This contradicts the claim made by ...

The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria Capital Territory has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba and the Force Secretary, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Inuwa to appear before the court on May 2, 2023, to show cause why they shouldn't be committed to prison over flagrant disobedience to a lawful court order.  

The National Industrial Court (NIC) in Abuja has threatened to send Nigeria's Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali to prison over his persistent disobedience to court’s orders. Justice Oyebiola Oyewumi, who issued the threat on behalf of the court, gave Alkali May 2, 2023 deadline to appear before the court and purge himself of contempt of the court charges or be committed to prison in line with the provisions of the law.

The Nigeria Police Force has described the call for the sack and imprisonment of Inspector-General Usman Baba as baseless and mischievous. Some retired