…Promotes 89 staff
By Hassan Zaggi
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed the Nigeria Police Force to conclude further investigation on the case involving the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, in two weeks.
It has, therefore, defer its decision on the matter until the report of the further investigation is received.
It would be recalled that until his suspension by the Commission, DCP Abba A. Kyari, was the Officer in charge of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
Kyari had earlier been indicted by a Report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States and was also investigated by a special Panel set up by the Inspector General of Police.
The Report had earlier been forwarded to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice for legal advice by the Inspector General of Police.
The PSC also directed that further necessary investigation should take half the time it took the Police to conduct the original investigation and that the investigation should be carried out by a different panel.
The Commission took the decision at the continuation of its14th Plenary Meeting which ended in Abuja on Thursday, February 11, 2022.
The meeting was chaired by the Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector General of Police.
During the meeting, the Commission also considered 20 pending disciplinary matters and five appeals and petitions from the Inspector General of Police and aggrieved serving and ex-Police Officers. It also considered five promotion appeals.
The Commission reaffirmed its earlier decision to exonerate SP Shaaba Adamu Gboyako a former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to former Inspector General of Police taken at its I9th Plenary meeting of 28 and 29 September, 2020.
The Commission, according to a statement by the its Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, was mindful of the need to safeguard its corporate image and defend its institutional integrity. It directed the Inspector General of Police to implement its decision as its affects the Officer without delay.
The Commission also directed that the judgment of a Kano High Court in an application for enforcement of the fundamental right to life brought by the father of one Abdulkadir Nasiru (now deceased) be forwarded to the Inspector General of Police for implementation of the orders of the court.
On the other hand, the appeal for accelerated/notional promotion based on merit from CSP Ita Lazarus Udom was also considered and approved by the Plenary.
The Commission approved the adjustments of promotion dates of the Officer from the rank of Superintendent of Police to a Deputy Commissioner of Police in line with his course mates.
The Commission also considered and promoted 89 staff of the Commission with a promise to ensure that staff promotion will continue to receive priority attention while they should ensure they, at all times put in their best.
