Police dismiss ASP, demote others

The Police Service Commission has dismissed one Assistant Superintendent of Police and approved the reduction in rank of a Superintendent and another ASP for alleged various cases of misconduct.


The commission also rejected 23 appeals from dismissed policemen for reinstatement and restoration of ranks.

A statement on Friday by the PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, said the decisions were the high points of the 15th plenary meeting of the commission held in Abuja and presided over by its Chairman, Mike Okiro, a retired Inspector- General of Police.

The commission also approved the reinstatement of 10 other police officers, exonerated three and committed the dismissal of three others to retirement.

The commission said, “One serving Deputy Superintendent of  Police and Assistant Superintendent of Police received the punishments of severe reprimand while an Assistant Commissioner, two DSPs and an ASP are to be issued letters of reprimand. A Superintendent of Police will receive letter of warning while an ASP was exonerated.”

Following appeals from ex-police officers for reinstatement based on court judgements, the PSC approved the reinstatement and retirement of eight and rejected the appeals of 15 others.

The commission said its decisions had been communicated to the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, for implementation.