Just In: PSC Tells Police Officers Above 60 Years To Proceed On Retirement

The Police Service Commission (PSC), on Friday, ordered all senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above the age of 60 to proceed on retirement with immediate effects.

The information was disclosed by the spokesman of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani  on Friday in Abuja.

He explained that the order became imperative because the commission did not want any law that is inconsistent with Public Service Rule No. 020908 (i & ii).

According to him, the commission had since reviewed its stance that any Nigerian joining the force should use date of his enlistment instead of date of his appointment.

Ani noted that the commission reviewed its earlier stance from the 24th plenary meeting held in September 2017, which allowed force entrants to use their date of enlistment instead of their initial appointment date.

The PSC spokesman, however, said the PSC had now reversed this decision, citing its inconsistency with Public Service Rule No. 020908 (i & ii), which mandates retirement upon reaching 35 years in service or the age of 60. 

He stated, “The Police Service Commission rose from its first extraordinary meeting with the approval for the immediate retirement of senior police officers who have spent more than 35 years in service and those above 60 years of age.”