The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, passed for second reading a bill seeking to increase the retirement age of policemen from 60 to 65 years
In the alternative, the bill seeks to raise the service year of a policeman from 35 to 40 years.
If it becomes a law, a policeman in the country will retire on clocking 65 years or when he has spent 40 years in service, depending on which comes first.
The Police Act Amendment Bill was jointly sponsored by the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, and the Chairman House Committee on Police Affairs, Abubakar Yalleman.
They explained that the bill was aimed at “improving the experience and expertise of the police workforce, to retain experienced personnel and reduce the cost of training and recruiting new officers.”
They also said the bill would “improve the morale performance and job satisfaction and to address the shortage of experienced police personnel and related matters.”
In a brief debate on the bill on Tuesday, Yalleman said the amendment was necessary “given the need to apply the experience of officers who have been trained and has served for a considerable of years.”
“This experience is needed especially in this time of insecurity when experienced police officers are needed to help tackle insecurity in the country,” he said.
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