As Arase says CPs Found Wanting Should be sanctioned !
By Biola Lawal
Abuja (Flowerbudnews): The Police Service Commission (PSC), has condemned the new wave of killings of Police Officers on official duties, saying , the Officers were Nigerians who deserved support, encouragement and protection of the citizens.
The Commission condoled the Inspector General of Police, Dr. Olukayode Egbetokun on the unfortunate developments happening at a time when all efforts should be on to rid the nation of militancy and banditry, Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, PSC said in a statement.
The Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, a retired Inspector General of Police said the killings were worrisome and urged the IG to take another look at the capacity of Police state Command leaderships in the country.
Dr. Arase noted that there must be consequences for the avoidable incidents adding that any State Commissioner of Police found incompetent, derelict and operationally/tactically porous should be eased out to avoid these huge Police casualties.
He lamented that “we have had more than a fair share of these ugly developments in recent time and called for an integrated intelligence policing.
The PSC Chairman condoled the families of the slain Officers and said time has come for state Command Commissioners to rise up to the occasion.
He enjoined the serving Officers not to be demotivated by these ugly developments but to reenact their indomitable fighting spirit that the Force is known for to ward off this new wave of assaults. (Flowerbudnews)
