10 senior police officers dismissed, eight stripped of ranks for misconduct
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the dismissal of 10 senior police officers and loss of ranks of 8 others following their trial for various cases of misconduct in the line of duty.
Though the
identities of the affected officers were not disclosed in a statement released
by PSC's Head of Press and Public Relations Ikechukwu Ani, it was however
gathered that a Superitendent of Police (SP), five Deputy Superintendents of
Police (DSP) and four Assistant Superintendents of Police were involved.
The statement read;
“A deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and a
Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) were reduced in rank, a decision which
also affected four Superintendents of Police (SP), one Deputy Superintendent
and Assistant Superintendent of Police.
“The commission also
approved the punishment of severe reprimand for 16 Officers, reprimand for 13
and letters of warning to four others. Two officers are to receive Letters of
advice while eleven were exonerated.
“The commission in
plenary, looked into eighty three disciplinary cases, which included 18 appeals
and petitions.
“The commission had
also at the Plenary approved the promotions of 6,618 senior police officers
including one AIG to DIG, four CPs to AIG and three DCPs to CPs."
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