Nigerian police chief sentenced to jail

A court in Nigeria has sentenced inspector general of police, Usman Alkali Baba, to three months in prison for disobeying an earlier order to reinstate an officer who has waged a lengthy battle to get back his job.

Officer Patrick Okoli has been fighting his forced retirement since 1992.

He finally won in 2011, when a court ordered his reinstatement.

But with the order not heeded, the High Court has now come down hard on the police chief, Inspector General Usman Alkali Baba.

It has ruled that he should either go to jail for contempt of court or reinstate the officer.