The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of three senior police officers over cases of misconduct and abuse of office.
Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations of the Commission, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
He said the commission also approved the reduction in rank of nine other officers, including a Commissioner of Police.
According to him, the commission took the decisions during its 21st Plenary Meeting, presided over by Justice Clara Ogunbiyi, the Commissioner representing the Judiciary in the commission.
Ani said Ogunbiyi presided over the meeting on behalf of the Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, who later joined the meeting via Zoom.
The PSC spokesman said the commission also approved the compulsory retirement of an Assistant Commissioner of Police and directed a refund of all entitlements wrongfully paid to him.
He added that the commission approved the posthumous promotion of late Insp. Ifeanyi Oroke to the next rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police 2 for acts of gallantry.
Ani said the commission also reinstated a dismissed officer, one Insp. Augustina Oko,with effect from the date she was dismissed.
“The commission also approved the punishment of severe reprimand for 16 officers, reprimand for 18 others, and directed that letters of warning be given to two other officers.
“The commission had earlier approved the appeal for adjustment on the date of promotion of Mr. Woke Kingsley to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police and reinstatement of Mr. Anaele Onuoha, a Chief Superintendent of Police, in compliance with a court judgement", he said.
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr. Lukuman Jimoh, has cautioned youths in the country to refrain from tribal attacks on social media and embrace peace and unity.
Jimoh, who gave the advice in Ilorin on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said most youths had turned social media into an avenue to attack people from other tribes and regions different from their own.
According to him, most youths derive pleasure from insulting and throwing jabs at people from other tribes on social media.
”It is sad seeing our youths engage one another on social media in a very disrespectful manner.
”They will use silly words to describe other people’s regions in a very rude manner. No respect again for other people’s tribes.
”It is happening every day on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and TikTok. It makes me sad when I see those things.
”They have turned social media into a war zone, where you can just come and attack a whole tribe because you have different ideologies.
”Let us embrace peace and stop heating the polity. Consider yourself first a Nigerian before thinking about ethnic background or region,” he advised.
The lawyer also advised politicians, religious leaders, and traditional rulers in the country to preach unity rather than promote hate.
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