LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has filed a suit to challenge the extension of the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu by President Muhammadu Buhari. The suit was filed against Buhari, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Police Service Commission, and Adamu. “The NBA’s position in the Suit is…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is a case of alleged brutality against a Police Area Commander, Madayi Kamdel who has been accused of hitting an Inspector of Police, Adeyemo Adejumoke in her left eye with his fist. In a petition submitted to the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, a solicitors to the husband of the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIG) as well as several other senior officers. A statement by the Commission said four new DIGS will replace the four retired DIGs and also form part of the IGPs Management team made up of seven…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Service Commission (PSC) has said members of the public should disregard a list of candidates scheduled for training and allegedly released by the Police in respect of the recruitment exercise into the Constable cadre of the Force. A statement by the Head, Press and Public Relations officer of the Commission,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Service Commission (PSC) has accused Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu of hijacking the on-going recruitment of constables. The allegation, which betrays the power tussle between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and its supervising parastatal, is contained in an interview which PSC Commissioner, Austin Braimoh, granted The PUNCH. Braimoh…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Service Commission has approved with immediate effect the dismissal of nine senior Police officers for gross misconduct. It also approved the reduction in rank of another six officers for different cases of misconduct. The PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, said in a statement on Tuesday that this was part of the…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 8,916 senior Police Officers, including the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, to their next substantive ranks to fill existing vacancies. Details of the promotion is contained in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani. The Commission…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Not less that than 1,500 newly promoted police officers may lose their new ranks as the committee set up to reverse the promotion has discovered massive corruption and irregularities in the process. The officers were promoted a few days before the exit of the Mike Okiro-led board of the Police Service Commission…