EXCLUSIVE: Full List of 467 Nigerian Police Officers Retired Over Age Falsification and Service Fraud
Springs News NG has obtained a comprehensive list of 467 Nigerian police officers found to have falsified their age and circumvented service regulations.
The officers, who include prominent names such as Simon Lough, SAN, and Benneth Igweh, were implicated in widespread forgery and fraudulent manipulation of service records to extend their tenure.
The list consists of officers from various Force Entrants Cadet and ASP Courses spanning decades, with the highest number of affected personnel coming from the Force Entrants Cadet ASP Promotion Course 1/2003 PSC Jos, which includes 209 officers.
Breakdown of Affected Officers by Course:
- Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 36/2002 – 15 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 35/2000 – 33 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 34/96 – 12 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 4/94 (now Course 33) – 24 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 21/2002 – 14 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 20/2000 – 48 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 19/1996 – 34 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 18/94 – 11 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet Inspector Course 25/2012 – 1 officer
- Force Entrants Cadet Inspector Course 31/1990 – 15 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet Inspector Course 1/88 – 7 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 26/2012 – 5 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet Inspector Course 37/2005 – 8 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 39/2009 – 2 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 1/2010 – 5 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet Inspector Course 3/92 – 14 officers
- Force Entrants Cadet ASP Promotion Course 1/2003 PSC Jos – 209 officers
- Final list – 10 officers
Forgery, Age Falsification, and Service Manipulation
This revelation comes after SaharaReporters earlier reported a large-scale investigation into police officers engaged in document forgery, age falsification, and other forms of service record tampering. Many of these officers quietly retired in an attempt to avoid public scrutiny, while others remained in service until this crackdown.
The Nigerian Police Force is yet to issue an official statement regarding the matter, but sources suggest disciplinary measures, dismissals, and further retirements could follow in the coming weeks.
This latest purge is expected to restore integrity within the force and serve as a warning to officers attempting to manipulate service regulations.
More updates to follow.
