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The House of Representatives, passed a bill seeking to increase the retirement age of policemen from 60-65 years.
The bill which has passed the second reading at the assembly seek seeks to raise the service year of a policeman from 35 to 40 years.
If it becomes a law, a policeman in the country will retire on clocking 65 years or when he has spent 40 years in service, depending on which comes first.
The Police Act Amendment Bill was jointly sponsored by the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, and the Chairman House Committee on Police Affairs, Abubakar Yalleman.
They explained that the bill was aimed at “improving the experience and expertise of the police workforce, to retain experienced personnel and reduce the cost of training and recruiting new officers.”
They also said the bill would “improve the morale performance and job satisfaction and to address the shortage of experienced police personnel and related matters.”
Yalleman stated that the adjustment was required "given the need to apply the experience of officers who have been trained and has served for a considerable number of years" during Tuesday's brief bill debate.
"This experience is especially needed in this insecure time when we need experienced law enforcement officers to help combat insecurity in the nation," he stated.
The bill on amendment of the Police Act was referred to the Committee on Police Affairs for further legislative actions.
