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The Police service commission has invited Isah Misau, senator representing Bauchi central, to appear before a committee over the authenticity of his retirement letter.

The police declared the senator a deserter after he accused Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), of receiving money before he approves postings of commissioners and other officers.

The senator had showed a letter to journalists, dated March 5, 2014, containing the approval of his retirement from the force but the police said the letter was “forged.” in a letter to senator which was signed by O. Adekeye, a retired justice of the supreme court and chairman of the special panel, on Wednesday said it wanted to determine genuineness of “the two letters of retirement supposed to have emanated from the Police Service Commission in connection with this retirement.”

In a letter signed by O. Adekeye, a retired justice of the supreme court and chairman of the special panel, the commission said it wanted to determine genuineness the f “the two letters of retirement supposed to have emanated from the Police Service Commission in connection with this retirement.”

The commission said it received correspondence from the Nigeria police force special investigation panel (SIP) force headquarters dated August 28 relating to the senator’s retirement from the force.

“The Police Service Commission, the only organ saddled with the statutory responsibility of issuing letters of retirement to all Police Officers except the IGP has a vital role to play in determining the authenticity of this letter,” it read.

Misau was asked to appear before the panel on September 6 with the original copy of his letter of retirement for authentication.