The Inspector General of Police IGP M.A Adamu has directed his legal team to commence legal actions against Sahara Reporters over report that he paid over N2 billion for his tenure extension.
The IGP was due to retire from the police on February 1, having spent the maximum 35 years in service but President Muhammadu Buhari had last week extended his tenure by three months.
According to the report by Sahara Reporters dated February 07, 2021, a source in the Nigeria Police Force revealed that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, paid over N2 billion to get a one-year extension in office.
The publication claimed the IGP visited traditional rulers and persons of influence across Nigeria and also spent on influencers in the Presidential Villa to get a one-year extension but the efforts did not materialise.
It also noted that when the extension of office for the IGP was declared, Adamu locked his door, which prevented senior officers from congratulating him.
Reacting to this allegation, CP Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer described the report as untrue, unfounded, defamatory and libellous.
He said, “The Force wishes to state categorically that the extension of service of the IGP was strictly the prerogative of the President and was never paid for as maliciously reported in the publication.
“The insinuations also by Sahara Reporters that the IGP did not “celebrate” his extension smacks of ignorance and a pathetic misplacement of priority. The extension does not call for merry-making or celebration but a time for more work, rededication to duty and selfless service to the nation.
“The IGP, while assuring the nation of an unwavering commitment by the Force under his leadership, to improved service delivery, safety and security of the citizenry, enjoins members of the public to disregard and discountenance the publication by Sahara Reporters as evidently untrue and unfounded.
“The IGP is undistracted and the Force remains motivated and committed to delivering on its mandate, especially the task of neutralizing current and emerging internal security threats.”
