Tuesday, January 14, 2025 -The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal and prosecution of two Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) over acts of gross misconduct and corruption.
The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed
this in a statement on Monday, January 13, in Abuja. Ani said the commission
also approved the reduction in ranks of two Superintendents of Police (SP) to
Deputy Superintendents (DSP), one DSP to Assistant Superintendent (ASP) and
three ASP to Inspector.
The PSC spokesman said the decisions were highpoints of the concluding
stages of the commission’s 2nd Plenary Meeting in Abuja.
He said the commission also approved a punishment of severe reprimand on
10 senior police officers found guilty of unauthorised disclosure of official
secret, dishonesty, sabotage and conduct unbecoming of senior officers.
According to him, another nine senior officers were given punishment of
reprimand, while a Deputy Commissioner of Police was found not guilty and
exonerated while a letter of warning was served on one ASP.
Ani also mentioned that the commission earlier treated recommendations
on police promotions and promoted some senior officers, including 11
Commissioners of Police (CP) to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General
of Police (AIGs).
He said others promoted were 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to
CPs, 21 ACPs to DCPs, 57 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSP) to ACP, 1,348
SPs to CSPs and 876 DSPs to SPs.
He said the Chairman of the Commission, Mr Hashimu Argungu,
pledged the commitment of the commission to ensure discipline among
officers of the Nigeria Police Force to effectively carry out their
constitutional responsibility.
Ani said the PSC chairman said the commission would accord Pending
Disciplinary Matters (PDM) the required attention to ensure that no police
officer was unduly stagnated.
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