The Nigeria Police Commission has sacked 19 officers over alleged misconduct nationwide, after reviewing one hundred and ten (110) Pending Disciplinary Matters (PDM), and twenty three (23) Appeals and petition cases with thirteen (13) court judgements.
The resolution was reached at the last segment of its first Plenary Meeting in Abuja, according to Ikechukwu Ani
Head, Press and Public Relations in a statement issued on behalf of the chairman of Police Service Commission, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG),
Hashimu Argungu (Rted).
The Commission after rigorous consideration of the Pending Disciplinary Matters before it, approved the dismissal of Eighteen (19) senior Police Officers which comprised ten Assistant Superintendents, six Deputy Superintendents, two Chief Superintendents and one Superintendent.
The Commission also approved the reduction in ranks of Nineteen other senior Police Officers, one Assistant Commissioner of Police, one Chief Superintendent, two Superintendents, two Deputy Superintendents and thirteen Assistant Superintendents.
Two Assistant Inspectors General of Police also received some punishments, one, punishment of reprimand for refusal to carry out lawful instructions and the other, letter of warning for negligence.
Several other Officers found culpable received different punishments including, severe Reprimand, Reprimand and letter of warning.
Most of the Officers dismissed are also to be prosecuted by the Legal Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, while three pending Disciplinary matters were stepped down with a request for further information from the Inspector General of Police and considered 23 Appeals and petitions and nine legal matters/court judgements.
Argungu noted that the Commission will henceforth consider Police Disciplinary matters with dispatch so as to free Police Officers who are not found wanting to continue with their career progression and those found culpable to serve their punishments in compliance with laid down regulations.
He warned that the Commission will not spare Police Officers who indulge in civil matters like land disputes, marital issues and rent related disputes.
The Commission chairman also revealed that the courts should be allowed to do their duties while the Police should pay more attention to criminal matters and threats to life.
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