The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed three senior police officers and demoted 16 others over various disciplinary offences, including serious misconduct and actions considered unbecoming of officers of the law.
The disciplinary decisions were revealed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Commission’s Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Njoku Kalu.
According to the statement, 42 police officers were sanctioned following the Commission’s review of disciplinary cases and appeals. While 21 officers received severe reprimands, two others were issued ordinary reprimands. Three officers were also cleared of wrongdoing, while some previously suspended officers were reinstated into the Nigeria Police Force.
The decisions were taken during the Commission’s plenary meeting chaired by its Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd.), at the Solomon Arase Conference Hall, PSC Corporate Headquarters, Abuja.
The Commission reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing discipline within the police, stressing that it would not tolerate corruption, human rights violations, interference in land disputes and civil matters, or other forms of professional misconduct.
Argungu assured Nigerians that the Commission would continue to ensure the speedy handling of disciplinary cases to strengthen accountability and professionalism in the Force.
He also commended the Chairman of the PSC Standing Committee on Discipline and Legal Matters, Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (retd.), and other members of the Board for their contributions to the review and consideration of the cases.
Others acknowledged included DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd.), Justice Christine Dabup (retd.), Alhaji Abdulfatah Mohammed, the Commission’s Secretary, Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, and the Director of the Police Discipline Department, Mr Ferdinand U. Ekpe.
