Friday, December 06, 2024 -The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed 19 senior police officers, including ten assistant superintendents, six deputy superintendents, two chief superintendents, and one superintendent. This decision, announced on Friday, December 6, also included the reduction in rank of 19 other officers: one assistant commissioner of police, one chief superintendent, two superintendents, two deputy superintendents, and 13 assistant superintendents.
Additionally, two Assistant Inspectors General of Police faced
disciplinary actions. One received a reprimand for refusing to carry out lawful
instructions, while the other was issued a letter of warning for negligence.
The PSC’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed in a statement that
various officers found culpable received penalties such as severe reprimand,
reprimand, and letters of warning.
“Most of the officers dismissed are also to be prosecuted by the Legal
Unit of the Nigeria Police Force. Three pending disciplinary matters were
stepped down with a request for further information from the Inspector General
of Police. The Commission also considered 23 appeals and petitions and nine
legal matters/court judgments,” Ani stated.
The statement noted that 110 pending disciplinary cases and 23 appeals
and petitions, alongside 13 court judgments seeking compliance, were
deliberated on during the commission’s last session of its first plenary
meeting in Abuja.
DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.), the Chairman of the Commission, emphasized
that police disciplinary cases would henceforth be handled with urgency. “This
will ensure that officers not found wanting can proceed with their career
progression while those found culpable serve their punishments,” he explained.
Argungu issued a warning to officers who engage in civil matters such as land disputes, marital issues, and rent-related conflicts, asserting that the courts should handle such cases. He urged the police to prioritize criminal matters and threats to life.
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