Nigeria - The Senate has constituted a special panel to probe the allegations of corruption and misconduct levelled against the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris by Senator Isah Hamma Misau (APC, Bauchi).
The panel, which has the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Francis Alimikhena (APC, Edo) as chairman, was constituted following a point of order raised by Senator Misau at the plenary yesterday.
The upper chamber also referred allegations against Senator Misau to the Senate’s ethics committee chaired by Senator Samuel Anyanwu (PDP, Imo).
Misau, a retired police officer, accused the IGP of bribery, corruption and gross misconduct, adding that the high level of corruption under the watch of the IGP was responsible for the increasing cases of crime in the country.
He said money being paid by oil companies, banks and private individuals to the police for security was not being accounted for.
“Oil companies, banks and individuals pay money for police security. This is why you see people of dubious characters with siren in the country. We have one policeman to 800 persons but you will see an oil marketer with 30 policemen,” he said.
Misau said his feud with the IGP started when he spoke to Daily Trust in the office of Senator Bashir Baba Kaka Garbai on the alleged bribe-for-special promotion in the police force.
Marriage: What Police Act says
The Police Act in article 124 states that policewomen are to apply for permission to marry [L.N. 93 of 1968.]
It stated that, “A woman police officer who is desirous of marrying must first apply in writing to the commissioner of police for the State Police command in which she is serving, requesting permission to marry and giving the name, address, and occupation of the person she in- tends to marry.
“Permission will be granted for the marriage if the intended husband is of good character and the woman police officer has served in the Force for a period of not less than three years.”
The Act, in Article 127, which deals with pregnancy of unmarried women police, stated that, “An unmarried woman police officer who becomes pregnant shall be discharged from the Force, and shall not be re-enlisted except with the approval of the Inspector-General.”
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