The Police Service Commission (PSC) has wielded the big stick as it dismissed four senior police officers and slapped disciplinary measures on 31 other police officers.
In a statement, PSC spokesperson, Torty Njoku Kalu, stated that the four senior officers were fired after being found guilty of “gross misconduct, unprofessional conduct, and acts unbecoming of public officers”.
The PSC spokesperson noted that the decision was made during the plenary meeting of the commission in Abuja.
He said further that ten police officers received reduction in rank, two were compulsorily retired, three received warning letters, while seven were exonerated.
“In addition to the dismissals, the commission approved a range of disciplinary actions which affected multiple officers,” the PSC spokesperson said.
“Ten senior officers received reductions in rank: three Superintendents of Police were reduced to Deputy Superintendents of Police, two Deputy Superintendents of Police to Assistant Superintendents of Police, and five Assistant Superintendents of Police to Inspectors. Two officers were also compulsorily retired in the public interest.
“Other sanctions included severe reprimands issued to ten officers, reprimands to five officers, warning letters to three officers, and a letter of advice to one officer. In addition, seven officers were exonerated and cleared of wrongdoing.”
Commenting on the development, chairman of PSC, Hashimu Salihu Argung, who stated that the commission will not accept indiscipline within its rank and file., said the PSC will continue to uphold discipline in the NPF and ensure that any form of misconduct carries the appropriate disciplinary actions.
