Nineteen officers of the Nigeria Police Power have been dismissed over gross skilled misconduct, the Police Service Fee (PSC) has mentioned.
The fee on Friday, December 6, 2024, acknowledged that the dismissed officers acted in opposition to the extant guidelines and laws of the institution.
Talking at a plenary, the chairman of the PSC, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retired) additionally lowered the ranks of 19 different officers discovered culpable of varied offences.
In a press release launched by Ikechukwu Ani, the spokesperson for the fee, the dismissed officers embody 10 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs), six Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), two Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) and 1 Superintendent of Police (SP).
Ani mentioned the dismissal of the officers adopted suggestions of commissioners of the PSC after the launch of investigations on varied petitions levelled in opposition to the dismissed officers.
He mentioned two Assistant Inspector Generals of Police had been additionally reprimanded for failing to hold out lawful directions whereas one other senior officer was handed a letter of warning for negligence of responsibility.
Those that their ranks had been lowered by the PSC are one Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), two Superintendents of Police (SPs), two Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) and 13 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs).
He mentioned, “The fee additionally thought-about 23 appeals and petitions and 9 authorized issues/courtroom judgements.
“The Chairman of the Fee, Argungu, mentioned the fee will henceforth contemplate police disciplinary issues with dispatch in order to free cops who usually are not discovered desirous to proceed with their profession development and people discovered culpable to serve their punishments,” Ani mentioned.
He additional warned that the PSC wouldn’t hesitate to punish officers who interact in civil issues comparable to land disputes, marital points and lease associated disputes.
“DIG Argungu mentioned the courts ought to be allowed to do their duties whereas the Police ought to pay extra consideration to prison issues and threats to life, Ani added.