Police Union Calls On Tinubu To Remove IGP Egbetokun Amid Recruitment Controversy

• Police Union demands removal of Inspector General Kayode Egbetokun over recruitment dispute.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission has demanded the removal of Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, accusing him of distorting facts regarding the recent recruitment exercise.

The union and the police have been in conflict over the recruitment process, with allegations of corruption and irregularities from both sides.

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Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Union Chairman Adoyi Adoyi criticized the IG’s actions, warning that they could provoke disorder contrary to his professional obligations.

He urged President Bola Tinubu to promptly dismiss Egbetokun to prevent further confusion and potential chaos in the country.

“His attitude has become only a replica of the Biblical Haman who in deceiving his principal wanted to wipe out an entire nation but for the tiny intervention of God. So we call on the president to responsibly relieve him of his duties for the following reasons.”

Adoyi also alleged that some elements within the police attempted to smuggle over 1000 names into the recruitment list.

He said, “We have been furnished with reliable information indicating that elements within the Police Force attempted to smuggle over 1,000 names into the recruitment list. This manipulation was a grave breach of the recruitment process and a calculated attempt to undermine the credibility of the entire exercise.

Adoyi described the allegations levelled by the IG against the commission as false, unfounded and spurious.ce

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He said, “The allegations of fraud and several unwholesome acts levelled against the Police Service Commission and its staff are, to say the least, unfounded, spurious, speculative and most irresponsible, especially by the way the allegations were thrown into the public space even before official channel of communication for dealing with such a matter was explored. “

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