IGP sacks nine policemen for planning industrial strike action
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the dismissal of no fewer than nine policemen over allegations that they were planning to lead the rank and file into industrial strike action.
The Informant247 recalls that the police headquarters had in March tried to prevent strike action, following the brief report that the junior officers are planning to embark on strike due to poor salary, lack of weapons to fight criminals, failure to supply uniforms and accouterments, delay in promotion and others.
According to the report, the officers demanded that their minimum wage should not be lower than N100,000, asking why operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) receive much higher wages than they do.
Meanwhile, the Inspector General reached out to all commands and police formations across the nation, appealing, making promises, and assuring his men of improved welfare packages.
However, the police authorities had arrested nine officers in connection to the proposed strike and later dismissed them.
A police message signed by the Commissioner of Police Provost, Force headquarters, Abuja on April 4, conveyed the sacking of two Inspectors, five Sergeants and two Police Constables.
The police wireless message said the men were dismissed following their orderly room trial “for planning and coordinating a strike within the ranks and file of the police.”
They were reportedly identified and subsequently arrested after their telephone calls were tracked.
The dismissed policemen were identified as AP/ NP 287568 – Insp Amos Nagurah; AP/No. 245800 – Insp Nanoll Lamak; F/No. 495378 – Sgt Emmanuel Isah; F/No. 442680 – Sgt Franklin Agughalu; F/No. 508168 – Sgt Adesina Ismail; F/No. 271367 – Sgt Onoja Onuche; F/No. 508282 – Sgt Osoteku Ademola; F/No. 525839 – Police Constable Ehighamhen Favour Ebele and F/No. 528222 – Police Constable Ubong Inem.
They were sacked for alleged “discreditable conduct, improper conduct, breach of confidence, to wit: planning, organising, coordinating industrial strike within the ranks of the Nigeria Police Force.”
As a result, the signal addressed to all police commands said, “the Inspector-General has approved their dismissal from service.”
Commissioners of police commands and formations concerned were asked to de-kit the men and eject them from the police accommodation and facilities and to “delete subjects from IPPIS payroll immediately.”
“The commissioner, welfare to delete subjects from police nominal roll accordingly,” the IGP ordered.
The Informant247 Naija News Today
