Police commission sacks 19 officers, demotes others over misc0nduct.

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of nineteen (19) high-ranking police officers.

The dismissal and demotion comes after investigations into alleged misco0nduct and v!0lations of the Police code of conduct.

The police commission also warned officers to operate within established rules and regulations of the Nigerian police force.

The commission announced the demotion and reduction in rank of nineteen senior police officers, including Assistant Commissioner of Police, Chief Superintendent, Deputy Superintendents, among many others.

Ikechukwu AniIn, Head of Press and Public Relations said, “The Police Service Commission rose from the last segment of its first Plenary Meeting in Abuja, with far-reaching decisions on one hundred and nine (110) Pending Disciplinary Matters (PDM) twenty-three three (23) appeals and petition cases with thirteen (13) court judgments seeking compliance.

“The Commission had earlier considered and approved recommendations on several promotion matters that had since been conveyed to the Inspector General of Police for implementation.

“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.

Ikechukwu further said that, “Several other officers found culpable received different pun!shments, including severe reprimand, and letter of warning.

“Most of the officers dismissed are also to be pros£cuted by the legal unit of the Nigeria Police Force. Three pending disciplinary matters were stepped down with a request for further information from the Inspector General of Police”.

The Police Commission warned that the officers who were dismissed would be prosecuted by the commission.