The Police Service Fee has dismissed two Assistant Superintendents of Police for gross misconduct, together with dishonesty, corruption, sabotage, and actions unbecoming of public officers.
The Fee has additionally authorised the demotion of six officers for associated offences
The six demoted officers embrace: two Superintendents of Police lowered to Deputy Superintendents, one Deputy Superintendent lowered to Assistant Superintendent, and three Assistant Superintendents demoted to the rank of Inspector.
An announcement on Monday by the fee’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, stated the selections have been finalised in the course of the PSC’s second plenary assembly held at its headquarters in, Abuja.
Ani additionally stated 10 senior officers have been punished for unauthorised disclosure of official secrets and techniques, dishonesty, sabotage, and unprofessional conduct.
He added that 9 officers have been reprimanded for numerous types of misconduct, noting {that a} Deputy Commissioner of Police was discovered not responsible and cleared of allegations.
Ani stated, “The Police Service Fee has authorised the dismissal and prosecution of two ASPs for misconduct, dishonesty, corruption, sabotage and acts unbecoming of public Officers. The Fee additionally authorised the discount in ranks of six different Officers on associated offences.
“ The Officers embrace two Superintendents of Police lowered to the rank of DSPs, one DSP lowered to the rank of Assistant Superintendent and three Assistant Superintendents now Inspectors.
“The Fee additionally authorised a punishment of extreme reprimand on ten senior Police Officers discovered responsible of unauthorised disclosure of official secret, dishonesty, sabotage and conduct unbecoming of senior Police Officers.
“One other 9 senior officers got punishment of reprimand whereas a Deputy Commissioner of Police was discovered not responsible and exonerated. A letter of warning was served on an Assistant Superintendent of Police. “
Ani additionally stated the PSC authorised the promotion of a number of senior officers comprising 11 Commissioners of Police elevated to Assistant Inspectors Basic of Police, 16 Deputy Commissioners promoted to Commissioners , 21 Assistant Commissioners elevated to Deputy Commissioners, 57 Chief Superintendents promoted to Assistant Commissioners , 1,348 Superintendents elevated to Chief Superintendents and 876 Deputy Superintendents promoted to Superintendent.
“The Fee had earlier handled suggestions on Police Promotions and promoted a number of senior Police Officers. These embrace eleven Commissioners of Police to the following rank of Assistant Inspectors Basic of Police; 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners; 21 Assistant Commissioners to Deputy Commissioners; 57 Chief Superintendents to Assistant Commissioners and 1348 Superintendents to Chief Superintendents which included Obi-Ejoh Nnamdi Patrick, former Commander Anti Narcotics part, FCT Command, now serving at Kaduna Command and Milicent Amadi, Officer in Cost of Surveillance, State CID Ebonyi state Command.
“Others have been 876 Deputy Superintendents promoted to Superintendents and which additionally included the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO for Enugu State Command, Daniel Ndukwe,“ the assertion added.