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The Nigerian Bar Association has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to declare as illegal the decision of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to keep the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, in office after his tenure expired.
Adamu was due for retirement on February 1, 2021, the day he clocked 35 years in the Nigeria Police Force.
However, the President granted him a three-month extended stay in office as IGP.
But the NBA, in its suit, contended that the President acted illegally, saying his action violated Section 215(1)(a) of the 1999 Constitution as well as sections 7(3) and (6) and 18(8) of the Nigeria Police Act 2020.