The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, says there is no plan to eject female officers residing in police barracks with their civilian spouses.
Police spokesperson, Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
This is coming after a purported signal that emanated from Enugu Police Command, which directed women police personnel occupying barracks accommodation with their civilian husbands to vacate before January 31, 2022.
The statement said the IGP frowned at the ‘directive’, and described it as “unlawful, discriminatory, obnoxious, reprehensive and totally out of tune with the concept of equality as enshrined in our Constitution.”
“He noted that the ‘directive’ is not in line with the Force Gender Policy which institutionalizes a gender mainstreaming as a core value in the Nigeria Police Force,” the statement said
“The IGP further noted that a Police Force that has produced several top-ranking and successful female officers will never walk such a retrogressive path,” he said.
The statement said the IGP had directed the Force Provost Marshal to conduct investigations into the document, adding that any personnel found guilty would be made to face stem disciplinary action.
The IGP urged female Police Officers and their families to ignore the purported signal, describing the said illegal order as null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
