Meanwhile 'The Guardian' reported on Wednesday the beginning of what it called "the long anticipated mass retirement of police officers."
It said that 23 senior officers, from the ranks of commissioners to assistant superintendents, had so far been contacted by the police headquarters in the capital Abuja and received notice of their retirement.
News organisations reported this week that Nigeria has begun a clear out of its civil service which could amount to a loss of some 800,000 jobs.
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