467 Nigerian Police Officers Accused of Age Falsification Ordered to Retire
A report has obtained by newsmen has a list of 467 Nigerian police officers who have been accused of falsifying their ages and bypassing service regulations.
The officers, who include high-ranking officials, have been ordered to retire from service.
According to the list, the affected officers are from various cadet courses, including Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 36/2002, Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 35/2000, and Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 21/2002, among others.
The list includes 15 officers from Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 36/2002, 33 officers from Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 35/2000, and 14 officers from Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 21/2002.
Other affected officers are from Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 20/2000 (48 officers), Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 19/1996 (34 officers), and Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 18/94 (11 officers).
The Nigerian Police Force has been embroiled in a scandal involving age falsification and bypassing of service regulations. Earlier reports had indicated that many police officers were implicated in forgery, falsification, and bypassing of service regulations.
The affected officers have been ordered to retire from service, with some already quietly retiring.
