How Buhari allegedly extends service of his nephew, a civil servant from 35 to 38 years

A leaked memo has revealed how President Muhammadu Buhari is said to have recently ordered the Nigeria Police Force to extend by three years, the service of his nephew, Abdulkarim Dauda, in the force.

A memo to that effect was shared on Twitter and self website by Farooq Kperogi, Ph.D, a critic of Buhari and a professor at the Kennesaw State University, Georgia, United States.

Dauda, Commissioner of Police, is currently serving as the Personal Chief Security Officer (PCSO) to Buhari.

Dauda, who is directly related to Mamman Daura, removed the name Daura from his public documents to avoid public suspicion.

Dauda is reported to have joined the force in 1985 and he is due for retirement from active service in January 2020 when he would have attained the statutory 35 years but his stay is being extended by three years by president Buhari, said to be his uncle.

Farooq Kperogi had noted on his website that Abdulkarim Dauda is Buhari’s biological relative. “He is Mamman Daura’s biological brother. In other words, he is Buhari’s nephew. Recall that Mamman Daura’s father, called Dauda Daura, is Buhari’s half-brother from the same father. (Mamman Daura, in case you didn’t know, is Nigeria’s de facto president for whom Abba Kyari acts.)”

Kperogi further noted that Abdulkarim Dauda has had one of the fastest promotions in the history of the Nigeria Police. In 2015 when Buhari came to power, he was only a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), but he rapidly rose to the rank of Commissioner of Police in 4 years.

Dauda was thus illegally promoted thrice in four years and his promotion was assumed to have been influenced by President Buhari.

The leaked memo shared by Farooq Kperogi, approving his extension in service, which was signed by the Secretary of the Nigeria Police Force, AIG Usman Alkali, with reference number DTO:041500/10/2019, noted that Dauda, a Commissioner of Police, would remain in service till 2023.

The memo reads in part: “Extension of Service P.No 23853 COMPOL Abdulkarim Dauda (CP) X. The President X Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces X Chairman Police Council X has graciously approved the extension of service of CP Abdulkarim Dauda to May 13, 2023, X When he would have attained sixty (60) years of age X COMPOL Info-Tech only X Amend your records X please.”

The extension of years of service of Buhari’s nephew from 35 to 38 has added to the existing spat between the Nigeria Police Force and the Police Service Commission.

The PSC had ordered that no recruitment should be done to the force but the inspector general of police continued boasting he has the backing of Buhari.

This spat has stalled the promotion of officers in the force and has affected the administrative duties of the force.

DIG in charge of Training and Development, Yakubu Jubrin, was queried for misconduct by the PSC for the recruitment process.

(The leaked memo: Farooq Kperogi)