Nigerians should be prepared to see more of the inspector-general of Police, Mohammed Adamu, if his argument at the Federal High Court in Abuja is to be believed.
Mr. Adamu attained the maximum 35 years in service on February 1, but got a three-month extension of his tenure by President Muhammadu Buhari on February 3.
An Abuja-based lawyer, Maxwell Opara, filed a suit on the same February 3 to challenge the tenure extension.
the IGP in documents filed to counter the suit challenging the three-month extension granted him by President Muhammadu Buhari, said the law permits him to remain in office till either 2023 or 2024.
Adamu argued through his lawyer Alex Izinyon SAN in objection to the suit, that his tenure never lapsed on February 1.
According to him, the new Nigeria Police Act gave him a four-year tenure which would only lapse in either 2023 or 2024.
He went on to argue that his tenure will lapse in 2023 if counted from 2019 when he was appointed as the IGP, or 2024, if counted from 2020 when the new Nigeria Police Act came into force.
