September 13, (THEWILL) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has warned officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) against civil cases involving land, rent, and marital disputes.
Warning that the Commission will no longer tolerate serious abuse of office by serving officers, PSC Chairman, DIG Hasimu Argungu (rtd), said: “Serving police officers who are found involved in civil matters such as land, rent and marital disputes will henceforth be sanctioned and their promotions suspended.”
A statement by the PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, said Argungu made these remarks while receiving a delegation from the Justice Research Institute, led by Mr Ade Ipaye.
The PSC Chairman declared his commitment to running a transparent, open and corruption-free administration within the Commission, stressing that all funds received and spent by the Commission must be accounted for.
“I will never spare thieves wherever I am. We are here to assist the government in fighting corruption. I arrive at work before 8:00 a.m. and am the last person to leave the office; that is leadership.
“I have not changed and will never change; I know that leadership is everything. My mandate is not to come here to embezzle money; I must ensure transparency and openness and I will fight to the last”, he emphasised.
Argungu assured the visiting team that the Commission would partner with them through training to expose staff to local and international training opportunities.
In response, Ipaye expressed his pleasure at having a partner in the PSC Chairman, who is determined to fight corruption, adding that transparency in government has always been a rare commodity.
Ipaye, a former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, said they were at the Commission to help drive its constitutional mandate, to improve the workings of the Police Force.
He pledged the commitment of the Justice Research Institute to train PSC staff by reinforcing their role as a supervisory body of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
