Police wield the big stick, several officers lose their job

– One assistant superintendent of police (ASP) was dismissed

– Two other officers were demoted following the approval of the Police Service Commission (PSC) over various established cases of misconduct

masked police man

Men of the Nigerian police force

Several police officers have lost their job as the police force weild the big stick following their misconduct.

One assistant superintendent of police (ASP) was dismissed while two other officers were demoted following the approval of the Police Service Commission (PSC) over various established cases of misconduct.

The officers who had their ranks reduced were a superintendent of police (SP) and an assistant superintendent (ASP).

READ ALSO: Saraki reveals how to win the battle against insurgency

The commission said It rejected 23 appeals from some dismissed Policemen for reinstatement and restoration of ranks.

The statement said the decisions were taken at the 15th Plenary Meeting of the commission presided by its Chairman, Mr Mike Okiro.

However, it said the commission had approved the reinstatement of 10 other Police Officers, exonerated three and committed the dismissal of three others to retirement.

The statement said one serving DSP and ASP received the punishments of severe reprimand, while an assistant commissioner, two DSPs and an ASP are to be issued letters of reprimand.

Besides, it said an SP will receive letter of warning while an ASP was exonerated.

READ ALSO: Governor’s thugs lead police, soldiers to unleash terror on community in Delta (Photos)

Based on Court judgments, the statement said appeals from ex-Police Officers for reinstatement was approved by the commission which also endorsed the retirement of eight and rejected the appeals of 15 others.

It said the commission’s decisions have since been communicated to the inspector general of police, Solomon Arase, for implementation.

The post Police wield the big stick, several officers lose their job appeared first on Nigeria News today & Breaking news | Read on NAIJ.COM.

Popular Posts

Photo 2: Orji Uzor Kalu's son develops a money spilling game App in UK

Image
Ex-Gov Orji Uzor Kalu's son, Michael Uzor Kalu, has developed a multiplayer game with recorded 10 million downloads worldwide within three weeks of its launching in United Kingdom . The game called Tuberush which is found on both Apple Store and google play with the link http://ift.tt/2r4yd8d has several features that generates money for players.     It has a multiplayer where
Read more

Listening to the voice of the customer- MTN Management confer with students of University of Abuja

Image
In furtherance of its commitment to engaging directly with its customers under its ‘Voice of the Customer’ initiative, senior executives of MTN Nigeria recently held a feedback forum with students of the University of Abuja.  Leading the MTN delegation was the Chief Operating Officer, Muhammad Zia Siddiqui, who was received by Bankole Ariyo, the Financial Secretary of the Students’
Read more

Police reacts to online report of its officer using POS to collect bribe

Image
Yesterday, there was a video circulating on social media showing a police officer allegedly collecting bribe using a POS machine. The Nigeria police force has reacted to this via its Facebook page. According to the statement released on its page, the police force says it has once used a handheld machines to verify vehicle registration details, a photo of the machine above. In the statement,
Read more