There
is a brewing crisis in the Bayelsa State Police Command over the retirement of
the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kingsley Omire.
is a brewing crisis in the Bayelsa State Police Command over the retirement of
the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kingsley Omire.
Our correspondent
gathered on Wednesday that though Omire retired on April 21, the state police
boss had refused to vacate his office.
gathered on Wednesday that though Omire retired on April 21, the state police
boss had refused to vacate his office.
Omire
was retired by the Force Headquarters after he was confirmed to be 60 years
old.
was retired by the Force Headquarters after he was confirmed to be 60 years
old.
Our
correspondent gathered that Omire’s refusal to leave office was creating
disaffection between him and other senior police officers in the command.
correspondent gathered that Omire’s refusal to leave office was creating
disaffection between him and other senior police officers in the command.
Investigations
revealed that if a commissioner of police in a command retires, the deputy
commissioner of police assumes commanding roles, pending the deployment of
another commissioner by the Inspector-General of Police.
revealed that if a commissioner of police in a command retires, the deputy
commissioner of police assumes commanding roles, pending the deployment of
another commissioner by the Inspector-General of Police.
But
instead of vacating his office, Omire was said to be reporting at the command
daily in mufti.
instead of vacating his office, Omire was said to be reporting at the command
daily in mufti.
The
Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, confirmed to
our correspondent that Omire had retired.
Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, confirmed to
our correspondent that Omire had retired.
He,
however, said the former commissioner had remained in office to sort out some
administrative issues.
however, said the former commissioner had remained in office to sort out some
administrative issues.
He
insisted that there was no crisis in the command over the presence of Omire,
adding that the development had not created any vacuum in the command.
insisted that there was no crisis in the command over the presence of Omire,
adding that the development had not created any vacuum in the command.
He
said, “The commissioner has retired. There are some administrative issues he is
sorting out pending the arrival of the new commissioner. He is not coming to
the office in uniforms because he is retired. There is no vacuum because there
is a chain of command, and if there is a job to be done, people are there to do
it.”
said, “The commissioner has retired. There are some administrative issues he is
sorting out pending the arrival of the new commissioner. He is not coming to
the office in uniforms because he is retired. There is no vacuum because there
is a chain of command, and if there is a job to be done, people are there to do
it.”
Source:
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