195 Senior Police Officers Face Trial

Started by Shola Sholaz, Jul 09, 2013, 09:42 AM

Shola Sholaz

Police High Command, Monday, commenced the trial of four Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIGs; 17 Commissioners of Police, CPs; and 174 other senior officers for various disciplinary offences.
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Those facing trial also include two Deputy Commissioners of Police, six Assistant Commissioners of Police, and several Chief Superintendents, Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents.
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The offences for which they are being tried bothered on misconduct, negligence of duty, collusion with Boko Haram insurgents, manslaughter, criminal acts, conspiracy other misconducts.
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Already, 14 senior officers, including a Commissioner of Police, one Assistant Commissioner of Police, one CSP, two Superintendents, one Deputy Superintendent and eight ASPs have been dismissed from the force.