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Punch Newspapers Sections Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Women Empowerment and Legal Aid has written a letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, asking him to reverse the dismissal of an unmarried corporal in Ekiti State, Omotola Olajide, for getting pregnant or face a lawsuit. This was contained in a letter titled, ‘Request to Recall Dismissed Pregnant Police Officer’ which was signed by the Chairman of WELA, Mrs. Funmi Falana, on Thursday. “Take notice that if our request is not granted, we shall challenge the dismissal of Mrs. Omotola at the National Industrial Court and pray for the annulment of Regulation 127 made pursuant to the Police Act, 2020,” the letter read. ....
The Women Empowerment and Legal Aid (WELA) has confirmed that by a Wireless Message with Reference No C/4161/EKS/TY/Vol.2/236, DTO:181330/01/2021 Corporal Omotola of the Ekiti State Police Command was dismissed for getting pregnant while she is not married. In justifying the discriminatory treatment meted out to Miss Omotola the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sunday Abutu said that “It was Police Act Section 124 that was repealed by the Court, not Section 127. Section 127 still stands. Section 124 talks about woman taking permission from the Commissioner before getting married. Section 127 says any Police officer who is unmarried and eventually gets pregnant shall ....