The Chairman, Police Service Commission, IGP Musiliu Smith (rtd), on Tuesday opened up on the causes of the #EndSARS protests Nationwide saying it was occasioned by the Flagrant misconduct of officers of the Nigeria Police Force.
Alhaji Smith regretted the level of misconduct in the police force and it’s recurrence nothing that the Police Service Commission has always been inundated with complaints from Nigerians.
Speaking at a retreat with the IG and his police control crew at Force headquarters, Alhaji said, “We are always having a whole lot of court cases from the contributors of the general public against law enforcement officials. I consider that #EndSARS resulted from extreme misconduct of some of our personnel.
“I need to advise that we overview the arrangements we're making for investigating such cases. Let’s make certain that investigations are very well performed and whoever is the police officer that has been indicted will be punished according to the law. If we are doing that, a number of the public lawsuits will cross down.”
Recall that the PSC underneath Smith were at loggerheads with the police leadership over the recruitment of police constables.
While urging the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamuu to paintings carefully with the commission on the recruitment of credible Nigerians into the pressure, Smith said the number of court docket cases in opposition to the police turned into alarming, stressing that the pressure might not be able to pay the garnishee costs presented in opposition to it.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu in his address re-affirmed the commitment of the Force to improving inner subject and professionalism amongst its personnel, noting that personnel subject and professionalism are key to country wide safety.
According to the IGP, the retreat provided an adequate possibility for the Leadership of the Force to, among different matters, have interaction and enhance the bond between the Nigeria Police and the Police Service Commission as part of efforts directed at addressing complex interplays among Police employees and the members of the general public, and typically enhance police provider transport inside the usa.
The IGP additionally cited that a resilient Police Institution and a robust Police Service Commission, bonded collectively by the overriding hobby of our internal security, will evolve from the Retreat.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), who become on the Force Headquarters on a working visit at some stage in the outlet of the retreat, referred to as for sustained and harmonious operating courting between the Nigeria Police and the Police Service Commission which he referred to might translate to powerful and beneficial outcomes.
He confident that the Ministry of Justice is open to help with any role which could help advance the efficient service transport of the Police.
Also, in attendance at the Retreat were, the Hon Commissioners of the PSC, the Permanent Secretary of the Commission, members of the Force Management Team and different Key Staff Officers of the Force and the PSC.
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