Police commission sacks three officers, demotes CP, nine others

Police commission sacks three officers, demotes CP, nine others

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the demotion of a commissioner of police for alleged abuse of office.

It also announced the dismissal of three officers and the demotion of nine others.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, said the three individuals dismissed were “senior officers”.

The PSC said the dismissal was over “cases of misconduct and abuse of office”.

Ani said the decisions were taken during the 21st plenary meeting of the commission presided over by Solomon Arase, PSC chairman.

The statement read, “The commission during the meeting also approved the compulsory retirement of an assistant commissioner and directed a refund of all entitlements wrongly paid to him.”

“It approved posthumous promotion of late Inspector Ifeanyi Oroke to the next rank of ASP 11 for acts of gallantry and reinstated one dismissed Inspector Augustina Oko to take effect from the date she was dismissed.

“The commission also approved the punishment of severe reprimand on 16 officers and reprimand for another 18.”