Why I’m being att∆cked – former IGP Egbetokun

Former inspector-general of police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has said media attacks against him were linked to reforms he introduced in the Nigeria Police Force.

Former IGP Egbetokun said some individuals affected by disciplinary actions supported media campaigns against him during his time in office.

Security expert and retired commissioner of police Tajudeen Oladele made this known while recounting the former police chief’s account of his tenure.

According to him, Egbetokun said one of the issues he faced after assuming office was falsification of service records by some officers.

He said some officers paid money to alter official records to extend their years of service beyond the legal limit.

Egbetokun said his administration stopped the practice and began investigations which identified those involved.

“We didn’t just stop the practice. We fished out the culprits and forwarded their names to the Police Service Commission for disciplinary action, and they were removed from the system,” he said.

The former police chief also spoke about a case involving a group of cadet force entrants who sought to remain in service beyond their statutory period based on a judgment of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria.