By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

ABUJA – The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, slated March 17 to deliver ruling on a suit that was filed by over 400 police officers that were allegedly forcefully retired from the Nigeria Police Force, NPF.

The suit, marked: NICN/ABJ/28/2025, were filed by Course 18, 19 and 20 (Force Entrants) of the Police Academy.

The litigants lodged the legal action through eight of their representatives; ACP Chinedu Emengaha, ACP Victor Chilaka, ACP Egwu Otu, CSP Sylvester Ebosele, CSP Sunday Okuguni, CSP Asuquo Inyang, CSP Kalu Chikozie and CSP Adetu Omoteso.

They alleged that they were unlawfully retired from service, without recourse to the due process of the law, stressing that they have not attained the mandatory retirement age.

Cited as 1st to 3rd defendants in the matter are the Police Service Commission (PSC), the Inspector General of Police (IGP)and the Force Secretary, Nigeria Police.

At the resumed proceeding in the matter on Tuesday, counsel to the Claimants, Chief Goddy Uche, SAN, decried that the suit was pending before the court when police authorities not only reduced the rank of some of the litigants, but also retired them from service.

He noted that the 2nd and 3rd defendants failed to send any legal representation to the court for the proceeding.

However, Justice R. B. Haastrup told the Claimants that the ruling which was initially fixed for the day, was not ready.

She asked the parties to return to the court on the next adjourned date, for the ruling.

The Claimants had approached the court for an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants from retiring or suspending any of the officers of the Course who are yet to reach 35 years of pensionable service or the mandatory retirement age of 60, pending the determination of their case.




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