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From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the dismissal of three senior police officers following established cases of serious misconduct and conduct unbecoming of officers of the law.
The PSC Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Njoku Kalu, who made this known, said 16 officers were reduced in rank, 21 officers received severe reprimands and two officers were issued ordinary reprimands in a major disciplinary sweep.
He also said that three officers were exonerated from wrongdoing, and some previously suspended officers were reinstated into the Force.
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Kalu, in a statement, said the decisions were reached at the Commission’s plenary meeting, presided over by its Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), held at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
He said: “Reaffirming the Commission’s zero tolerance for corruption, human rights abuses, meddling in land and civil matters, and other acts of misconduct in the Force, DIG Argungu assured the public of continuous speedy dispensation of disciplinary matters before the Commission.”
The chairman commended the Chairman of the PSC Standing Committee on Discipline and Legal Matters, Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (JSC, rtd), and other board members, including DIG (Dr) Taiwo Lakanu (rtd), fdc; Hon. Justice Christine Dabup (JHC, rtd); Alhaji Abdulfatah Mohammed; Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission; and Mr Ferdinand U. Ekpe, Director of the Police Discipline Department, for their dedication and commitment throughout the departmental, committee and plenary considerations of the disciplinary cases and appeals.
