According to Silas Onu, the late Deputy Inspector General of Police Moses Ambakina Jitoboh’s counsel, former President Muhammadu Buhari and previous Police Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Solomon Arase prevented the late officer from becoming an Inspector General.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
The PSC was sued by the late Jitoboh for forcing him to retire. Sadly, he passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2024, but the court answered his pleas and decided in his favor on Monday. DIG Moses A. Jitoboh prevails in his lawsuit against the Police Service Commission today (Monday). reinstated as of the date of his alleged mandatory retirement and given a general damages award of 50 million. Onu commented on his X account, “It is now official that he died while serving his fatherland in active duty, having passed on to glory.”
However, several reports on the court win blamed President Bola Tinubu and Kayode Egbetokun, the current IGP of Police, for the late officer’s dismissal. According to the allegations, Jitoboh was fired in order to make room for Egbetokun. Onu stated in a statement on Tuesday that Tinubu and Egbetokun had nothing to do with the dismissal of the former aide-de-camp (ADC) to former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He claimed that IGP Egbetokun and Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi made sure the case was handled fairly. “I can now say unequivocally that neither President Bola Tinubu nor the IGP of Police were involved in his regrettable forced retirement.
As the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), which has authority over all police officers save the Inspector General of Police, it was entirely the responsibility of former IGP Solomon Arase. “After we complained to the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, President Bola Tinubu fired him for his personal and routine action.
“In actuality, the IGP made sure that the police had no involvement at all in the trial because they refused to assist the PSC in creating false allegations against Moses,” he stated. Additionally, Jitobonh’s attorney revealed that Hashimu Argungu, the current PSC Chairman, opposed his client’s termination. Onu clarified that since the matter was already in court, the President was powerless to take any action.
According to my conversations with Moses, the new PSC chairman opposed Arase’s conduct as well and, like the IGP, hoped to have Moses rejoin the Force following the ruling. Prior to his death, they were both conversing with him. He even said that when he rejoins the police, the IGP will have a special place for him.Since we were already in court, the President was unable to take any action, therefore the AGF advised us to wait for the verdict, which the government would abide by.
Therefore, it is incorrect to claim that their entire sad occurrence was carried out in favor of the IGP. Remember that Moses had seven years to quit the Force at the time, whereas the other DIGs who resigned with him had less than five months, therefore they did not contest the act. He said, “If there was ever a president who was cruel to Moses, it was Muhammadu Buhari, who signed the Police Act, 2020 into law and twice disregarded its provisions in order to deny Moses his privileged, legal promotion to the position of IGP.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
