PSC dismisses three senior police officers, demotes 16, sanctions others

The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the dismissal of three senior police officers following established cases of serious misconduct and conduct unbecoming of officers of the law.

Torty Njoku Kalu, Head, Protocol and Public Relations, PSC Headquarters, Abuja, in a statement on Wednesday, said that in a major disciplinary sweep, 16 officers have been reduced in rank, 21 officers received severe reprimands, and 2 officers were issued ordinary reprimands.

“Meanwhile, three officers were exonerated from wrongdoing, and some previously suspended officers were reinstated into the Force,” the statement said.

According to the statement, the decisions were reached at the Commission’s plenary meeting presided over by its chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd) held at the Solomon Arase Conference Hall at the Commission’s corporate headquarters in Abuja.

Reaffirming the PSC’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 head of the PSC Standing Committee on Discipline and Legal Matters, Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (retd), and other board members — including DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd); Justice Christine Dabup (retd); Alhaji Abdulfatah Mohammed; Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission; and Mr. Ferdinand U. Ekpe, Director of the Police Discipline Department — are commended for their dedication and commitment throughout the departmental, committee, and plenary considerations of the disciplinary cases and appeals.