According to reports, Olatunji Disu, the Inspector-General of Police, is taking action to restrict the Nigeria Police Force’s engagement in politically sensitive issues around the nation.
The action is intended to restore professionalism and ensure neutrality in policing, according to sources familiar with the development who talked with Sahara Reporters.
The development comes after a dispute over the tenure of council chairmen in Osun State led to the deployment of police officers to local government secretariats.
The case, which is presently in court, garnered national attention and sparked debate regarding the police’s involvement in political disputes.
According to court records, the impacted chairmen’s terms ended in October 2025, yet some of them allegedly kept their positions.
According to sources at the Force Headquarters, the IGP is examining internal files and legal papers to make sure the police are not seen as encouraging illegal office occupancy.
The sources claim that orders to remove police officers from contested local government secretariats and reassign them to regular tasks could be issued shortly.
Concerns over police participation in political petitions and arrests connected to political players are also anticipated to be addressed by the proposed regulation.
According to one of the individuals, the action is a part of larger changes to strengthen the Force’s impartiality.
“Reforms to restore police integrity are being planned by the next IGP. For example, the report he was given in the Osun case also brought up issues with public opinion and the necessity of remaining unbiased, according to the source.
The National Security Adviser and the President have given him specific directives to guarantee equal opportunities for all political parties, the source continued.
Court Refuses Additional Postponement
In the meantime, a Federal High Court in Osogbo has rejected requests to postpone a lawsuit concerning the tenure of Osun State local government officers.
Two requests for adjournment submitted by counsel of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were denied by the court, which is presided over by Justice A.A. Demi-Ajayi.
The judge declared that the court would no longer consider “needless adjournment in the interest of justice” because the case had dragged on for too long.
Officials from the APC filed the lawsuit in order to get court clarification over the legitimacy of their tenure.
The defendants protested that the ruling had been misconstrued, while the plaintiffs contended that a Court of Appeal ruling had reinstated them.
They argued that the officials’ continued use of the secretariats constituted a violation of previous court rulings that had dismissed them from their positions.
As it gets ready to provide a decision, the court then instructed all parties to begin presenting their cases.
