From Okey Sampson, Umuahia
Abia State Commissioner of Police Danladi Isa has de-ranked a police corporal in the command, Okonkwo Ebuka, to the rank of constable for alleged unprofessional conduct.
This is in addition to Isa’s decision to disband the Command’s Anti-Cultism Unit for unprofessional conduct and incivility towards members of the public.
A statement by the command’s police public relations officer (PPRO), Maureen Chinaka, said the actions aligned with the vision of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to establish a professionally competent, service-driven, rule-of-law-compliant, and people-friendly police force.
Corporal Ebuka, with F/No: 527324, attached to the Area Command in Aba but on special duty at Isuochi, was demoted from corporal to constable following the conclusion of an administrative action in which he was tried in an orderly room and found guilty of discreditable and unprofessional conduct and incivility towards members of the public.
Although the release did not state the exact offence committed by the demoted cop, it stated that the Commissioner of Police emphasised the command’s zero-tolerance policy for any form of unprofessional conduct among officers that could tarnish the good image of the force.
It encouraged members of the public to report any unprofessional conduct by officers to the Complaint Response Unit, Abia Command, via 09031593827.