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Nigeria Police sacks ACP, 3 ASPs over indiscipline
An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and three Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) have been dismissed over indiscipline by the Police Service Commission (PSC).
The commission also handed a compulsory retirement to one ASP, while one Superintendent, two Deputy Superintendent and one ASP had their ranks reduced.
The development was disclosed by the Head, Press and Public Relation, PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement he released on Wednesday.
He said that the decisions came following the commission’s plenary meeting in Abuja, where eight senior police officers were also given severe reprimand.
He said, “Six other officers received the punishment of reprimand, four, warning letters, one, letter of advice and seven others exonerated.”
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According to Ani, the commission also approved the reinstatement of 14 senior police officers from appeals and petitions received by it, while three officers had their seniority restored and another three reinstated and retired.
The statement further stated that the commission considered and approved the compulsory retirement of three officers that appealed their penalties and asserted its earlier decision on reinstatement of two other officers.
“11 appeals were rejected while approval was given for the promotion of one DSP. The decisions of the commission have been conveyed to the Inspector-General of Police for implementation in a letter signed by Mr. Musa Istifanus, Permanent Secretary/ Secretary to the commission,” Ani said.
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