The Police Service Commission has debunked an online publication in Supremenewsng.com where the Commission was said to have endorsed the tenure elongation of the current Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.
According to a press release on Monday, 23rd January 2023 signed by the PSC Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, said that the online publication in a supposed interview with AIG Lawal Bawa retired, Honourable Commissioner in the Commission representing the Police, stated that the PSC Commissioner confirmed that the Commission “is not against the extension of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police”.
It went further to quote the Honourable Commissioner “If the IGP feels that it will affect effective monitoring of the elections, let him write to the President for their extension, We(PSC) have no objection.
The Honourable Commissioner has since denied making such a statement, stressing that he was obviously misquoted.
According to him, he told the online publication that it was the prerogative of Mr President to decide.
The Commission, therefore, wishes to state that it has not endorsed any tenure elongation for the current Inspector General of Police. The Commission was never contacted on this subject at any time.
It notes that it will always commit itself to the letters and spirit of the laws of the land and will not at any time support or encourage any attempt to subvert these laws.
The Commission wishes to appeal to the media to avoid unnecessary sensationalism in an attempt to attract a huge readership.
The Commission will also continue to work to ensure an effective and efficient Nigeria Police rooted in the rules and regulations governing its operations.
