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JUST IN: PSC Fires 10 Senior Police Officers, Demotes 8
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed 10 senior police officers and reduced the rank of eight others over various cases of misconduct in the line of duty.
Okechukwu Ani, the Head, Press and Public Relations, of the Commission revealed in a statement on Monday.
Ani stated that the decision was reached at the 8th plenary meeting of the Commission, which spanned three weeks and ended on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020.
However, the statement did not reveal names of those affected, it stated the dismissed officers were one Superintendent of Police (SP), five Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) and four Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP).
“A deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) were reduced in rank, a decision which also affected four Superintendents of Police (SP), one Deputy Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Police.
“The Commission also approved the punishment of severe reprimand for 16 Officers, reprimand for 13 and letters of warning to four others. Two Officers are to receive Letters of advice while eleven were exonerated.
“The Commission in Plenary looked into eighty three disciplinary cases which included eighteen appeals and petitions.
“The Commission had also at the Plenary approved the promotions of 6,618 senior Police Officers including one AIG to DIG, four CPs to AIG and three DCPs to CPs,” the statement reads.
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