𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗕𝗬 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗔 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘,
19𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, 2026.

An internal directive within the Nigeria Police Force has triggered concern and debate after officers were ordered to remain completely beardless, regardless of medical or personal reasons.

The instruction was contained in a police wireless message dated April 15, 2026, and marked “Most Immediate,” issued within the Cross River State Command. The order is said to have originated from the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu.

The message, signed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of X-Squad, was addressed to divisional police officers, tactical commanders, and other senior officers across the command.
According to the directive, “the only authority to permit the wearing of beards is the Inspector-General of Police,” stressing that this applies “irrespective of medical excuse or not.”

It further mandates that all serving personnel of the force must remain clean-shaven at all times, both while in uniform and off duty.

“Failure to abide by this directive shall attract severe disciplinary measures,” the signal warned, directing commanding officers to immediately brief their personnel and enforce strict compliance.

The development is expected to raise questions around personal rights, workplace regulations, and the scope of internal authority within the force, particularly as the directive appears to override previously accepted medical exemptions.

While there has been no official public explanation from police authorities, the order may reflect a broader effort to reinforce discipline, uniformity, and standard appearance across the force.
The internal message reads in full:

“DIRECTIVE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE X IGP OLATUNJI RILWAN DISU DURING THE RECENT ZOOM MEETING, HEREBY DIRECTS X AS FROM HENCEFORTH X THE ONLY AUTHORITY TO PERMIT THE WEARING OF BEARDS IS THE IGP X IRRESPECTIVE OF MEDICAL EXCUSE OR NOT X THEREFORE ALL SERVING POLICEMEN X OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE X ARE TO REMAIN BEARDLESS X BOTH IN UNIFORM AND OUT.

"FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THIS DIRECTIVES SHALL ATTRACT SEVERE PUNISHMENT BY DISCIPLINARY MEASURES X YOU ARE TO KINDLY LECTURE MEN."

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