By A court case has been filed over the dismissal of a policewoman for being pregnant out of wedlock.
Ekiti state government argued that the dismissal of the female police officer was discriminatory, faulting the legality of provisions of section 127 of the Police Act and Regulations
The Ekiti state government challenged the dismissal of the policewoman resident in the state, Omolola Olajide, for being pregnant out of wedlock, through the office of the attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Olawale Fapohunda.
In a suit filed before the Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti challenged the decision of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, dismissing the female officer.
Fapohunda asked the court to declare section 127 of the Police Act and Regulations which recommend the dismissal of women who become pregnant while unmarried as unconstitutional
The special assistant to the attorney-general on media, Olalekan Suleman, in a statement on Sunday, February 7, said there were inherent issues raised about the police regulations. The statement read in part:
“Fapohunda has reviewed the said Police regulations and found several provisions in violation of sections 37 and 42 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) as well as several regional and international treaties to which Nigeria is a party to.
The attorney-general stated that the Ekiti state government is committed to the eradication of all forms of discrimination against women in public and private life.
