The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of three senior Police officers for misconduct and abuse of office.
Head of Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani in a statement issued Sunday said nine other officers were demoted including a Commissioner of Police.
He said the Commission took these decisions at the continuation of its 21st Plenary Meeting which began at its Corporate Headquarters in Jabi, Abuja on Thursday July 6, 2023.
Ani noted that the meeting was presided over by Justice Clara Ogunbiyi, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary in the Commission who stood in for Commission’s Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, a retired Inspector General of Police.
He added that 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.
The commission also 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 further approved the punishment of severe reprimand on 16 officers and also reprimand for another 18.
It directed that letters of warning should be given to two other Officers.
The Commission had earlier approved the appeal for adjustment on the date of promotion to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police of ACP Woke Kingsley and reinstatement of CSP Anaele Onuoha in compliance with a Court judgment.