There are strong indications that the Nigeria Police Force may abandon its appeal against a ruling of the Appeal Court on the recruitment of 10,000 constables filed at the Supreme Court last October. The PUNCH gathered on Sunday that the police high command was no longer interested in following up with the appeal, which sought to overturn the Appeal Court judgment that voided the recruitment of 10,000 constables by the force. The erstwhile IG, Mohammed Adamu; the NPF and Federal Ministry of Police Affairs, had through their lawyer, Dr Alex Izinyon, SAN, filed 20 grounds of appeal at the Supreme Court. The appellants further prayed the Supreme Court to stay execution of the verdict of the appellate court. An official stated, “Recall that after the judgment of the Appeal Court nullifying the 2020 recruitment, the former IG filed a notice of appeal, but it is over three months since the case was abandoned.

Source: Punch July 19, 2021 00:00 UTC