JUST IN: Anxiety as police commission dismisses 18 senior officers, reason emerges
On Friday, December 6, the Police Service Commission (PSC) announced the dismissal of 18 senior police officers which comprised ten Assistant Superintendents, four Deputy Superintendents, two Chief Superintendents and one Superintendent.
The commission also approved the reduction in the ranks of 19 other senior police officers, one Assistant Commissioner of Police, one Chief Superintendent, two Superintendents, two Deputy Superintendents and thirteen Assistant Superintendents.
Channels TV reported that the PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
He noted that the suspensions were part of far-reaching decisions made by the Commission in its last segment of its first Plenary Meeting in Abuja.
The cases treated by the PSC include 110 Pending Disciplinary Matters (PDM), and 23 Appeals and petition cases with 13 court judgements seeking for compliance.
“Most of the officers dismissed are also to be prosecuted by the Legal Unit of the Nigeria Police Force.
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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 judgements.”
The plenary meeting, Daily Trust reported, was chaired by commission chairman DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) and had DIG Taiwo Lakanu (Rtd), Honourable Commissioner and Secretary to the Commission, Chief Onyemuche Nnamani also present.
DIG Argungu said PSC will henceforth consider police disciplinary matters with dispatch so as to free police officers who are not found wanting to continue with their career progression and those found culpable to serve their punishments.
