The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of three senior police officers and the demotion of 16 others over established cases of serious misconduct and acts unbecoming of officers of the law.
In a statement issued by Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Police Service Commission, Abuja Torty Njoku Kalu the Commission also approved severe reprimands for 21 officers and ordinary reprimands for two others, while three officers were exonerated. Some officers who were previously suspended were also reinstated into the Nigeria Police Force.
The decisions were reached at the Commission’s plenary meeting presided over by its Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), at the Solomon Arase Conference Hall, PSC Corporate Headquarters, Abuja.
The disciplinary measures form part of the Commission’s efforts to enforce professionalism, accountability and discipline within the police force.
Reaffirming the PSC’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, human rights abuses, interference in land and civil matters, and other forms of misconduct, Argungu assured Nigerians that the Commission would continue to ensure the speedy resolution of disciplinary cases before it.
He stressed the Commission’s commitment to strengthening discipline and ensuring that officers found culpable of misconduct face appropriate sanctions.
The PSC chairman commended the Chairman of the Commission’s Standing Committee on Discipline and Legal Matters, Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (JSC, rtd), alongside other board members and officials, for their dedication and diligence in handling the disciplinary cases and appeals.
Those commended included DIG (Dr) Taiwo Lakanu (rtd), Hon. Justice Christine Dabup (JHC, rtd), Alhaji Abdulfatah Mohammed, Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission, and Mr Ferdinand U. Ekpe, Director of the Police Discipline Department.
Argungu acknowledged their contributions during the departmental, committee and plenary consideration of the cases, describing their commitment as instrumental to the Commission’s disciplinary process.
