The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the reinstatement of 10 officers dismissed over 'misconduct'.
The Police Service Commission has approved the reinstatement of 10 officers dismissed over “misconduct”.
According to Ikechukwu Ani, the commission’s spokesman, the PSC also approved the conversion of the dismissal of two officers to compulsory retirement. Ani said the PSC took the decision at its 17th plenary meeting presided over by Clara Ogunbiyi, its acting chairperson, which ended in Abuja on November 11.
“The Police Service Commission has considered the appeals and petitions of 18 dismissed Police Officers and approved the reinstatement of 10 of them,” the statement reads.“The Commission also approved the conversion of the dismissal of two officers to retirement and rejected the appeals of six others for lack of merit.
Ogunbiyi also assured PSC staff members of prompt and regular promotion, and urged them to remain committed in the discharge of their duties.This story is published in partnership with Report for the World, a global service program that supports local public interest journalism.
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