The Integrity Youth Alliance, an organisation that has been monitoring the development trends in the Nigeria Police Force for over 15 years now has condenmed the statement credited to one Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja, Executive Secretary of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP), claiming that IGP Kayode Egbetokun is engaging in selective justice following the 14-count criminal charge he filed against several high-ranking retired officers of the Nigeria Police Force.
In a press release on Monday, 2nd June 2025, signed by the Publicity Director of the Alliance, Danjuma Lamido, he said that IGP Egbetokun has never used his position in the Nigeria Police for personal vendetta against anyone, no matter their position in society.
“We wish to enlighten the ignorance of Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja that the so called “flaw with the amendment to Section 7(6) of the Police Act, 2020” has been addressed with Section 18(8A) of the Police Act 2020, which clarifies the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) tenure, ensuring they serve a full four-year term as stipulated in their appointment letter, overriding general retirement provisions.
“This amendment addresses a legal ambiguity created by the general retirement rules and the IGP’s specific four-year tenure, Danujma said.
“It is unfortunate that some so called lawyers have lost touch with the Nigerian constitution, or else how could one say that ‘Nigerian Police is distracted with the issue of your unconstitutional tenure,’ when even the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has stated that the amended Police Act of 2024, which allows the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to serve a full four-year term irrespective of retirement age, is legal and valid.
