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The Police Service Commission- PSC- has announced the dismissal of 10 senior officers of the Nigerian Police Force and the demotion of eight others over acts of gross misconducts.

This was contained in a statement made available to the journalists by Ikechukwu Ani, PSC’s head of press and media relations.

Ani disclosed that the commission took the decision at its eighth plenary which ended on July 1, 2020. He revealed that 83 disciplinary cases were brought before the commission during the plenary.

According to Ani, “The dismissed officers were one Superintendent of Police (SP), five Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) and four Assistant Superintendents of Police.”

“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.

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“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 police has come under a barrage of criticisms in recent times for the conduct of its officers and men. There have been countless allegations of bribery, extortion, intimidation and torture by men of the Nigerian Police Force and the negative reactions of the public to these developments have robbed off negatively on the police.

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