Police Misconduct : 2 DSPs, 1 ASP Dismissed,  5 Demoted…. Olumuyiwa Adejobi Promoted To ACP

Two Deputy Superintendents of Police, and  one Assistant Superintendent of Police have been dismissed by the Nigeria Police Force.

This was sequel to the  approval of their dismissal by  the Police Service Commission citing cases of ‘serious misconduct’.

The commission also approved the demotion of five others who were found wanting in their official duties.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that this was disclosed   by the commission’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.

Force PRO, Mr. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has also been promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.

The statement noted that  the decisions were some of the highlights of the commission’s 21st plenary which came to an end on Thursday, July 20, 2023.

‘The dismissed police officers were two Deputy Superintendents of Police and one Assistant Superintendent of Police.

One Chief Superintendent of Police, one Superintendent, one Deputy Superintendent, and two Assistant Superintendents of Police were reduced in rank for misconduct’  he said.

‘Fourteen officers received severe reprimands, six received reprimands, and seven received letters of warning. The Commission also reinstated six dismissed officers who got favourable court judgments after the review of their cases.

The commission had earlier on Wednesday, July 18 approved the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors General of Police, Mathew Akinyosola, who retired on July 1 this year, and Sylvester Abiodun Alabi whose tenure started on the same July 1, 2023, and now represents the South West in the Police Management Team.

The Commission also approved the promotion of the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Oladunmoye Adejobi, to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.

The commission approved the promotion of 14,052 Inspectors of Police who attended the last Departmental Selection Board promotion interview to the next rank of Assistant Superintendents of Police (Unconfirmed).

Some of the new ASP 1 include; Fransica Njoku, Ebonyi state Command, Benjamin Justina, Rivers state Command, Nnamdi Nwoba, Abia state Command, Joseph Arinze, Zonal CID, Zone 9 Headquarters Umuahia, Mohammed Lawal and Adamu Hassan’ the statement added.

Ani also noted that ASP Edo Ameh of FCT Command and ASP Abubakar Musa also of FCT Command were two among the 9,016 unconfirmed ASPs confirmed by the PSC.

‘The PSC Chairman said the Commission will continue to hold Police Officers accountable for their conduct/misconduct and will ensure that pending disciplinary matters will receive the Commission’s urgent attention at all times. This is done in order that officers are not unduly stagnated’  he added-Team@orientactualmags.com
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