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Pregnant Cop: Ekiti Drags Nigeria Police Force To Court
The Ekiti State government has filed a suit against the Nigeria Police Force over the dismissal of Olajide Omolola, a policewoman, for getting pregnant outside wedlock.
The dismissal of the female officer was contained in a police wireless message with reference number CJ:4161/EKS/IY/Vol.2/236, DTO:181330/01/2021.
The signal originated from the Department of Finance and Administration in Ado Ekiti and was addressed to the Divisional Police Officer at Iye Ekiti where Omolola is based.
The document stated that Omolola completed police training on April 24, 2020, and was attached to Iye Ekiti.
Olawale Fapohunda, Ekiti State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice has now filed a suit challenging the dismissal.
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Tunde Mobayo and the Police Service Commission (PSC) were also listed as respondents in the case.
In the case filed on Saturday with suit no: FHC/ AD/C8/8/2021, Fapohunda is seeking an order of the court declared as unconstitutional Section 127 of the Police Act and Regulations which provides for the discharge from the Police Force, female police officers who become pregnant while unmarried.
The plaintiff also asked the court to determine among others: whether the provisions of Section 127 of Police Act and Regulations are not in violation of the combined provisions of Sections 37 and 42 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), and Articles 2,3, 5 18(3) and 19 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights.
He also sought an order nullifying Section 127 of the Police Act and Regulations, as well as, an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents from implementing the regulation.
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