The Police Service Fee has authorized the dismissal of three senior cops over circumstances of “critical misconduct”.
The fee additionally authorized the demotion of 5 others discovered wanting of their official duties.
A press release by the fee spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, on Friday, stated the choices have been a few of the highlights of the fee’s twenty first plenary which got here to an finish on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
“The dismissed cops have been two Deputy Superintendents of Police and one Assistant Superintendent of Police.
“One Chief Superintendent of Police, one Superintendent, one Deputy Superintendent, and two Assistant Superintendents of Police have been lowered in rank for misconduct.”
He additionally stated 14 have been severely punished, six have been punished and 7 have been issued warning letters.
Ani stated, “Fourteen Officers acquired extreme reprimands, six acquired reprimands, and 7 acquired letters of warning. The Fee additionally reinstated six dismissed Officers who obtained beneficial courtroom judgements or evaluations of their circumstances.
“The fee had earlier on Wednesday, July 18 authorized the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors Common of Police, Mathew Akinyosola who retired on July 1 this 12 months, and Slyverster Abiodun Alabi whose tenure began on the identical July 1, 2023, and now represents the South West within the Police Administration Workforce.
“The Fee additionally authorized the promotion of the Power Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Oladunmoye Adejobi, to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.
“The fee authorized the promotion of 14,052 Inspectors of Police who attended the final Departmental Choice Board promotion interview to the subsequent rank of Assistant Superintendents of Police (Unconfirmed).”
A number of the new ASP 1 embody; Fransica Njoku, Ebonyi State Command, Benjamin Justina, Rivers State Command, Nnamdi Nwoba, Abia State Command, Joseph Arinze, Zonal CID, Zone 9 Headquarters Umuahia, Mohammed Lawal and Adamu Hassan.
Ani added that ASP Edo Ameh of FCT Command and ASP Abubakar Musa additionally of FCT Command have been two of the 9,016 unconfirmed ASPs confirmed by the plenary.
“The Fee Chairman stated the Fee will proceed to carry Police Officers accountable for his or her conduct/misconduct and can make sure that pending disciplinary issues will obtain the Fee’s pressing consideration always. That is in order that Officers usually are not unduly stagnated,” he added.