The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday dismissed
three senior police officers and disciplined 29 others for professional
misconduct.
The affected officers are DSP Sa’adu Akanbi, and ASPs
Ignatius Atta and James Sanio.
The commission said they were sacked for conducts unbecoming
of law enforcement officers.
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ferdinand
Ekpe, the Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations of the commission in
Abuja.
The statement said in addition to the dismissal, Akanbi and
Sanio would be prosecuted.
It explained that the three were among 31 senior officers
sanctioned by the commission according to the severity of offences they
committed.
The statement said 12 officers, including Commissioner of
Police Sanusi Rufai, were severely reprimanded for various offences.
It added that an ASP was compulsorily retired for unbecoming
conduct.
"Four officers, including a CSP Bethram Onuoha, were
reduced in rank.
"The CSP, who has been reduced to SP, is to forfeit seven
months’ salary too", it said.
The statement said the commission reprimanded seven officers
and issued letters of advice to two others and treated six promotion appeals.
It added that Mr Mike Okiro, the PSC Chairman, charged
personnel of the force to redouble their efforts in the maintenance of law and
order.
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