PSC dismisses three senior police officers, demotes 16, sanctions others

The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the dismissal of 3 elder constabulary officers pursuing established cases of superior misconduct and behaviour unbecoming of officers of the law.

Torty Njoku Kalu, Head, Protocol and Public Relations, PSC Headquarters, Abuja, successful a connection connected Wednesday, said that successful a large disciplinary sweep, 16 officers person been reduced successful rank, 21 officers received terrible reprimands, and 2 officers were issued mean reprimands.

"Meanwhile, 3 officers were exonerated from wrongdoing, and immoderate antecedently suspended officers were reinstated into the Force," the connection said.

According to the statement, the decisions were reached astatine the Commission's plenary gathering presided implicit by its chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd) held astatine the Solomon Arase Conference Hall astatine the Commission's firm office successful Abuja.

Reaffirming the PSC's zero tolerance for corruption, quality rights abuses, meddling successful onshore and civilian matters, and different acts of misconduct successful the Force, DIG Argungu assured the nationalist of continuous speedy dispensation of disciplinary matters earlier the Commission.

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