Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The Ekiti State Government has filed a suit to challenge the section of the Police Act which provides for compulsory discharge of an unmarried pregnant policewoman from the police force.

"The suit filed at the Federal High Court in Ado-Eikiti, seeks the striking out of section 127 of the Police Act and Regulations which the state government argues is discriminatory and violates constitutional provisions."

The Attorney-General of the state, Wale Fapohunda, who filed the suit on behalf of the state government, disclosed this in a thread of tweets on Sunday.

He stated, "My office has sought judicial review of Section 127 of the Police Act and Regulations.

"Section 127 provides that 'an unmarried woman police officer wh...