The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of 18 senior police officers which comprised ten Assistant Superintendents, four Deputy Superintendents, two Chief Superintendents and one Superintendent.
The Commission also approved the reduction in ranks of 19 other senior Police Officers, one Assistant Commissioner of Police, one Chief Superintendent, two Superintendents, two Deputy Superintendents and thirteen Assistant Superintendents.
The PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the suspensions were part of far-reaching decisions made by the Commission in its last segment of its first Plenary Meeting in Abuja
The cases treated by the PSC include 110 Pending Disciplinary Matters (PDM), and 23 Appeals and petition cases with 13 court judgements seeking for compliance.
The statement noted that the Commission had earlier considered and approved recommendations on several promotion matters which had since been conveyed to the Inspector General of Police for implementation.
It added that several other officers found culpable received different punishments including, severe reprimand, reprimand and letter of warning.
