Appeal Court nullifies recruitment of constables, declares Police Act illegal

0
54

The Court of Appeal has nullified the recruitment of 10 constables undertaken by Nigeria Police Force last year.

In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Olabisi Ige, the three-member panel of the appellate court also declared as unconstitutional, the Police Act 2020 as it affects the constitutional mandate of the Police Service Commission (PSC).

The Police Act was enacted in September.

The PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the appeal court ruled that the provision of the Act was in conflict with paragraph 30 Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution “which empowers the commission to appoint persons into offices in the Nigeria Police Force except for the office of the Inspector-General of Police.”

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here