Two Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) and one Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) have been dismissed by the Police Service Commission (PSC) over cases of misconduct.
The development was made known by the Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani,in a statement he made available to newsmen on Friday.
Ani said the commission also approved the reduction in ranks of five others found wanting in the conduct of their official duties.
He said one Chief Superintendent of Police, (CSP), one Superintendent (SP), one Deputy Superintendent (DSP) and two Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) were reduced in ranks for misconduct, adding that fourteen officers received severe reprimands, six others, reprimanded and seven others were given warning letters.
Furthermore, Ani revealed that the commission also reinstated six dismissed officers who got favourable court judgements or a review of their cases.
Meanwhile, the Anambra State Police Command has arrested two members of an armed gang specializing in terrorizing residents of Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area.
Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed the arrest in a press release, said the gang of hoodlums engaged operatives of the police when they were intercepted.
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Part of Ikenga’s press release read: “Police personnel in Obosi, while on patrol on 20/7/2023 at about 11:30 pm intercepted a 3-man criminal gang riding in a tricycle around Littlewood Estate.
“The gang, which engaged police operatives in a firefight, bowed to superior firepower of the operatives who arrested two of them with gunshot wounds.
“Two Berreta pistols and two rounds of ammunition were recovered from the hoodlums. The third suspect managed to escape.
“The arrested suspects are Amaechi Precious ‘M’ aged 25 years from Obosi and Almazer Avalumo ‘M’ aged 25 years from Adikpo in Benue State.”
The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has charged police officers to sustain the fight against criminal elements wherever they may be lurking.