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Atiku denies hands in Oba Akiolu’s forced retirement

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed accusations by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, that he and others were responsible for his retirement from the Police Force in 2002.

Atiku, who reacted to the Oba’s allegations published in a section of the media, said that at no time did he suggest nor propose the removal of Akiolu from the Police.

The former vice president, in a statement by his media office in Abuja yesterday said he never supervised the Nigeria Police or the Police Service Commission (PSC) and therefore, couldn’t have been part of any alleged plot to force the Oba out of public service for committing no offence.

Atiku also stated that he had no power over the Police Force or the PSC to remove anybody for whatever reason from office without committing any offence.

He further stressed in the statement that he was not familiar with Oba Akiolu as at the time the monarch was removed from the Police Force.

Daily Trust, February 1, 2017

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