Egbetokun has faced criticism for remaining in office beyond his retirement age following a constitutional amendment to the Police Act 2020.
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has criticised the Nigerian police, asserting that the Force has experienced its worst leadership under the embattled Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
On Saturday, he remarked that it was pathetic for Egbetokun to defend himself by writing an article under a false name and disseminating it through the official Nigerian police channels.
“Under the leadership of Kayode Egbetokun, the Illegal General of the Nigeria police, and his team, particularly the court jester and sidekick Muyiwa Adejobi @Princemoye1 the @policeng has faced the worst leadership in recent times. It is disconcerting to see the illegal IGP writing an article under a false name and publishing it through @policeng’s social media channels,” he said.
“The state of affairs in the Nigeria police force and Nigeria as whole is most distressing at this time,” he said, ending it with hashtags #EgbetokunMustGo and #RevolutionNow.
Egbetokun has faced criticism for remaining in office beyond his retirement age following a constitutional amendment to the Police Act 2020.
In an attempt to defend the police chief, two articles were published on the Nigerian Police handle, one under the name Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu and another by Olalekan Johnson. Olalekan, who is reportedly the “Secretary of the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Good Governance,” criticized Sowore in the piece published by the Nigerian Police.
The Nigerian police had taken Sowore to court for referring to Egbetokun as an illegal IGP.
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted Sowore bail in the sum of N10 million. Various activists have also criticised the Inspector General of Police for remaining in office despite reaching retirement age, especially since the Police Service Commission recently mandated that individuals who are 60 years old or have served for 35 years be retired from the Force.
Rights activist Chidi Odinkalu also criticised Egbetokun, questioning how he could enforce the Police Service Commission’s retirement order when he himself has exceeded the official retirement age.
“So here you have it…. This is why @YeleSowore called this IGP of @PoliceNG “illegal”. Facts are stubborn. Now the #PSC has retired all officer over 60. That will be enforced by an IGP who is over 60. Folks shd care about the institutions they lead,” Odinkalu noted.
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