18 senior police officers have been dismissed by the Police Service Commission over misconduct.
Head of Press and Public Relations of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani who made this known in a statement on Friday, said 19 other officers had their ranks reduced.
According to him, these decisions were reached after a meeting of the commission in Abuja.
He said, “The Police Service Commission rose from the last segment of its first plenary meeting in Abuja with far-reaching decisions on one hundred and ten (110) pending disciplinary matters (PDM) and twenty-three (23) appeals and petition cases, alongside thirteen (13) court judgments seeking compliance.
“The Commission had earlier considered and approved recommendations on several promotion matters, which had since been conveyed to the Inspector General of Police for implementation.
“Two Assistant Inspectors General of Police also received punishments—one received a punishment of reprimand for refusal to carry out lawful instructions, and the other received a letter of warning for negligence.
“Several other officers found culpable received different punishments, including severe reprimand and letters of warning.”
He revealed that most of the officers dismissed are also to be prosecuted by the Legal Unit of the Nigeria Police Force.
