No Law Prevents Me From Having Romantic Affair With Female Police Officer – IGP

Mr. Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police, says there is no law that prevents him from marrying a serving female police officer.

The Police boss stated this in a written defence he presented through his lawyer, Dr. Alex Iziyon (SAN), to the Senate ad-hoc committee investigating the allegations against him by lawmaker representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Senator Isa Misau.

The IGP on Wednesday appeared before the Senate panel on Wednesday, accompanied by Iziyon; and the Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang.

As reported by the Punch, Idris challenged the senator to cite a section of the law that prevents him from having romantic relationship with a policewoman.

He also challenged Misau to mention a section of the Police Act and Regulation which forbids a police officer from marrying another police officer.

According to the IGP, Misau’s father married the lawmaker’s mother while in service.

As part of numerous allegations levelled against the Idris, Misau had accused the Police boss of having love affair with two serving policewomen in exchange for special promotion.

Responding to the allegations, Iziyon said, “This allegation is laughable and showed lack of understanding of the provisions of the Police Act and regulation.

“Until he brings such section of the Police Act, it will amount to discussing the Inspector-General of Police’s private life, which ordinarily should not have been entertained on the floor of the Senate.

“It might be appropriate to remind the senator, whose mother retired from the police as an Inspector of Police and a father who retired from the police as an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, that the Inspector-General of Police is a Moslem and, according to Islamic Law, can marry four wives provided he can love them equally.

“The senator also alleged that the Inspector-General of Police is in a relationship with one Corporal Amina whom he claimed was promoted from the rank of Corporal to an Assistant Superintendent of Police within 12 months.

“This allegation is false and the senator is under obligation to give the full particulars of the female police (officer), where she is serving and her duty post. It is not possible to promote a corporal to the rank of an ASP except the officer has attended an in-service cadet course.”