IGP Files 14-Count Charge Against Ex-AIG Owohunwa, Ex-CPs Igweh, Opara, Obo, and Ex-ACP Lough SAN for Age Falsification and Forgery
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has formally charged several retired senior police officers, including former Assistant Inspector-General Idowu Owohunwa and ex-Commissioners Benneth Igweh and Ukachi Peter Opara, with multiple criminal offenses centered on age falsification and forgery.
The 14-count charge sheet, filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja (case number CR/353/25), also implicates retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Obo Ukam Obo and retired Assistant Commissioner Simon Lough, SAN, among others. Some suspects remain at large.
Court documents allege that the accused officers, all enlisted around 1999, conspired to forge official police signals and manipulated records to their advantage. Key forged documents, such as Signal No. DTO 221535/05/89, purportedly from NIGPOL Admin Lagos to the Police Academy Kaduna, were used fraudulently in court cases to deceive authorities and secure judgments.
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Charges include conspiracy, forgery, unlawful alteration of official records, and cheating under various sections of the Penal Code Law. Notably, the accused allegedly misrepresented their service status, falsified their ages to extend their tenure beyond retirement eligibility, and used forged signals in labor and service disputes to obtain favorable court rulings.
On March 6, 2025, it was reported that the police force announced the retirement of seven senior officers implicated in these allegations, including AIG Owohunwa and ACP Simon Lough. The forced retirements followed decisions by the Police Service Commission (PSC) to enforce service rules, mandating retirement after 35 years of service or at age 60.
Insiders suggest that the IGP’s crackdown is part of a broader power consolidation, with new loyal officers replacing the retirees. Questions remain about why Egbetokun himself remains in office despite reportedly being past the mandatory retirement age.
Sources claim that the IGP avoided removal from office thanks to the intervention of First Lady Remi Tinubu, and is now aggressively restructuring the police leadership to secure his position.
This controversy follows a wave of retirements and probes into age falsification and fraud within the Nigeria Police Force, reflecting heightened efforts to enforce discipline and integrity among senior officers.
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