Police Service Commission, PSC, has announced the dismissal of seven senior police officers and demoted ten over alleged gross misconduct.
Gatekeepers News reports that the decisions were taken on Tuesday during the continuation of the 15th plenary meeting of the Commission.
The meeting is expected to end on Thursday, October 6, 2022.
The acting chairman of the PSC, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi, who presided over the meeting considered all the pending disciplinary matters before the commission, totalling 47, and also treated some appeals from dismissed police officers.
The spokesman of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani, while addressing journalists after the meeting in Abuja, said the dismissed officers include a CSP, one SP, and five ASPs, adding that one SP was also retired in the public interest.
Ani said, “The commission also reduced the ranks of a CSP to SP, three SPs to DSP, and two DSPs to ASPs, and reduced the ranks of four ASPs to Inspectors.
“10 senior police officers, including an ACPI, a CSP, an SP, two DSPs, and five ASPs, were given the punishment of severe reprimand.”
He added that of the 13 police officers that received the punishment of reprimand, two were to receive letters of warning, while four were exonerated.
According to Ani, Justice Ogunbiyi noted that the commission would henceforth give the desired attention to pending disciplinary matters so that those found guilty are punished immediately while those found not guilty are cleared to continue with their career progression.
He said, “Justice Ogunbiyi called on police officers to ensure they operate within established rules and avoid taking laws into their hands.
“She said the Commission will continue to work to sustain a professional Police Force that operates in line with the established rules and regulations and conformity with international best practices.”
