The Police Service Commission said it was ready to sanction any officer of the Federal, State or Unit of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) including other departments of the Police in the country who operates outside approved laws and regulations guiding their present engagements.
The Commission, in a statement by the Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, said it had followed the recent public outcry on the brazen abuse of office by personnel of both the Federal and State Armed Robbery Squads and other special Units attached to the office of the IGP and the seeming lack or absence of supervision by relevant supervisory authorities.
The Commission also noted the recent efforts by the IGP and other Government Agencies to stem the ugly trend and warned that “henceforth it would sanction any Officer, whether of the Federal, State or Unit of the IGP including other departments of the Police in the country who operates outside approved laws and regulations guiding their present engagements.”
It added that the Commission would henceforth closely monitor the activities of these Officers and would not hesitate to punish deviants who might want to continue in their old habits.
The Commission would not allow these few outlaws to tarnish the image of the Nigeria Police force.
The statement added that the Commission had the constitutional mandate to discipline, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over officers in the Nigeria Police Force except the Inspector General of Police.
It further said it would discharge this mandate without fear or favour.
The Commission also invited Nigerians to take advantage of the Commission’s communication platforms to send complaints on any Police officer found to be compromising on his/her rule of engagement.
These Platforms are; telephone (texts only) 07034072677; 07034072676; e-mail; info@psc.gov.ng; twitter handle; @PoliceserviceC2 and Website; www.psc.gov.ng.
It said the vision of the Commission was to build a highly-motivated, professional, disciplined and accountable Police Service that “upholds human rights to improve service delivery in the Nigeria Police Force.”
Stay ahead with the latest updates! Join The ConclaveNG on WhatsApp and Telegram for real-time news alerts, breaking stories, and exclusive content delivered straight to your phone. Don’t miss a headline — subscribe now!
