The police in Ekiti State on Thursday said the constable who became pregnant six months after graduating from the police college violated Section 127 of the Police Regulation.
Babatunde Mobayo, the state police commissioner, told journalists in Ado-Ekiti that violating the regulation carries serious punitive measures.
Olajide Omolola, who was attached to the Iye Ekiti Police Station in Ilejemeje area of Ekiti State, was dismissed from the force last year for getting pregnant barely a year after graduating from the police academy.
The police said her pregnancy was in flagrant violation of the Police Rules and Regulation.
Mr Mobayo told journalists that the rule and regulation were unambiguous that female officers must undergo post training experience on the field for at least two years before marriage and three years before child-bearing.
“In police organisation, we have rules and regulations, which are being carried out within the ambit of the constitution,” the police chief said.
“The Police officers are not even allowed to keep their children that are above 18 years of age in the barracks. Some of these laws were taught in the police colleges before we graduated.
“These laws have been there. Some stipulated the number of years you must spend before you get married. If you are in police College, you are not supposed to get pregnant.”
The decision to dismiss Ms Omolola from the force raised concerns among rights groups who argue that such laws weigh heavily against women.
