The Lagos State Police Command has revealed the reasons for the arrest of policewoman Fauzziyah Isiak for attempting to resign.
Recall, Isiak said in a series of tweets early Thursday that she had been detained since Wednesday after being called in for an interview.
The officer also stated that she submitted her resignation to the Nigeria Police Force on multiple occasions last year, but it has remained unapproved since then.
Although the Command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, had previously revealed that Isiak was detained for evading duty, he later added on Twitter that she did not follow due process in resigning.
He said;
Last year, at the start of the honey season, she absconded from work without permission. When reached on phone to ascertain her whereabouts, she sent in her resignation – not tenable.
Same thing this year. She sent in a resignation letter after first going AWOL. Due process must be followed.
Her trial has commenced for absence from duty for fifty-three days and flouting of the NPF Social Media Policy.
The Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, also said the female cop demanding resignation understands the procedures, describing her public outburst as being “funny and misled”.
His tweet read;
Everyone knows the process. She is just being funny and misled, I guess. I am sure many have got the facts from the command.
The process is clear. You write a resignation letter through your DPO, to Area Commander, follow the ladder up to the IGP, and response comes via the same route.