Police Commissioners and others with disciplinary cases quizzed in Abuja
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Police Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners, among 130 officers from across commands countrywide flagged for pending disciplinary matters (PDM), are being quizzed by the Force Disciplinary Committee at Force Headquarters in Abuja.
The committee comprises the seven Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) as arbiters with the Assistant Inspector General of Police Force Secretary as secretary.
Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), said the committee is reviewing disciplinary cases instituted against officers of the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and above to determine their culpability or otherwise.
“The officers comprise 2 Commissioners of Police, 3 Assistant Commissioners of Police, 11 Chief Superintendents of Police, 19 Superintendents of Police, 18 Deputy Superintendents of Police, and 77 Assistant Superintendents of Police,” Adejobi explained in a statement.
“Upon conclusion of proceedings and hearing of evidences, recommendations on each matter will be communicated to the Police Service Commission (PSC) for consideration.
“The Inspector-General of Police has expressed confidence in the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police overseeing the Force Disciplinary Committee to ensure dispensation of justice in all causes before them.
“The IGP equally assures that the Force is deliberately committed to cleaning up its house for a more professional and citizens-focused policing system.”
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Police to launch digital ID
“In another development, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba … has equally announced that the Nigeria Police Force is set to launch a digital solution to ensure standardisation and upgrade of the Force identification system to be known as e-Warrant Card,” Adejobi added, per reporting by The Nation.
“The e-Warrant Card would provide seamless identification of officers all over the country as well as eliminate the possibility of criminal elements presenting fake identity cards at police stations personating themselves to be police officers.
“The project, which commenced with the approval of the IGP, is being carried out by Police ICT experts attached to the Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Force Headquarters, Abuja.
“Upon its launch, it would engender a full digitalisation of police identification nationwide and provide a valid basis for effecting arrests with warrants in line with extant laws, and many other benefits attached to the use of such e-warrant cards.”
