By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja - The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of three police officers and reduction in rank of five others. The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, said in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja that 20 other officers were severely reprimanded. He said the
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, on Wednesday set up a special team comprising top retired police officers and saddled with the responsibilities of managing any conflict between the commission and the Nigeria Police Force. The forum, tagged Retired Officers’ Consultative Forum, will play a think-tank role for the force and the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in former Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, as new chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Arase’s swearing-in preceded the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), came two months after the senate confirmed him as chairperson of the PSC. Buhari […]
The Police Service Commission (PSC) headquarters has denied its support for the elongation of IGP Alkali Baba’s tenure. According to its spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, “The attention of the Police Service Commission has been drawn to an online publication in Supremenewsng.com where the Commission was said to have endorsed the tenure elongation of the current Inspector […]
A fresh cold war is brewing between the Nigeria Police high command and the Police Service Commission (PSC), over the recruitment of police constables. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had issued a statement signed by the Force PRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, informing well-meaning members of the public that it has not commenced the 2022 Police […]