Police Service Commission has ordered, with immediate effect the dismissal of nine senior officers for misconduct. Six other police officers also demoted for misconduct.
The Police Service Command spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani revealed this as part of the outcome of the fifth plenary meeting of the Commission, which held in Abuja on March 26 and 27, 2019. The meeting was presided over by the chairman, Musiliu Smith, retired Inspector-General of Police.
Severe reprimand was also approved for five officers and reprimand for another five.
The statement read, “Those dismissed were Abdul Ahmed, a Superintendent of Police who will also be prosecuted; another SP, Adamu Abare, had his promotion from SP to Chief Superintendent of Police withdrawn before his dismissal.”
The commission requested an update from the IG as to how the decisions were carried out.
The dismissed officers include: DSPs Osondu Christian, Samson Ahmidu and Pius Timiala who would be prosecuted.
“Oluwatoyin Adesope and Mansir Bako had their ranks reduced from SP to DSP, while Gbenle Mathew,; Tijani Saifullahi, Sadiq Idris and Alice Abbah were demoted from DSP to ASP,” the Service stated.
The decision had long communicated to the IG for implementation signed by the permanent secretary and secretary to the commission, Nnamdi Mbaeri.
