Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- The Nigeria Police Force has issued an immediate suspension of the Police Service Commission's (PSC) directive to regularise the first appointment dates for Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) and Inspectors.

The PSC's directive was to address discrepancies between the cadet training commencement dates of the affected officers and their official enlistment dates of their into the Nigeria Police Force.

It aimed to align officers' service records with the Public Service Rule No. 020908, which mandates retirement upon reaching 35 years of service or 60 years of age, whichever comes first.

By standardising these appointment dates, the PSC sought to ensure that all officers' service durations are calculated u...