The Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission has demanded the dismissal of Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, accusing him of distorting facts concerning the just finished recruiting drive.
The police and the commission’s union were at conflict over the recent recruiting drive.
On Saturday, police said that the process was tainted by corruption and other irregularities.
Meanwhile, the PSC accused the police of attempting to disrupt the proceedings.
Addressing media on Wednesday, the union’s Chairman, Adoyi Adoyi, stated that the IG’s actions may cause anarchy, which he claimed was against his profession.E Loung
He stated, “We commence this press conference with a clear request to the President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, to immediately relieve the IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, of his position as IGP.
Our worry is that if a public official misleads the President, it might lead to uncertainty and anarchy, which contradicts their duties as police officers.
His mentality has become a carbon copy of the Biblical Haman, who, after fooling his principal, intended to wipe off an entire nation except for God’s little intervention.
So we ask the president to responsibly relieve him of his duty for the following reasons.”
Adoyi further claimed that certain members of the police sought to slip over 1000 names onto the recruiting list.
He stated, “We have been provided with reliable information indicating that elements within the Police Force attempted to smuggle over 1,000 names into the recruitment list.”
This manipulation was a serious violation of the recruitment procedure, as well as a planned attempt to damage the overall legitimacy of the exercise.
Adoyi denounced the IG’s claims against the commission as untrue, baseless, and frivolous.
He said, “The allegations of fraud and several unwholesome acts levelled against the Police Service Commission and its staff are, to say the least, unfounded, spurious, speculative and most irresponsible, especially by the way the allegations were thrown into the public space even before official channel of communication for dealing with such a matter was explored. “
