In front of the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC), which is meeting at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, are at least 130 police officers with pending disciplinary matters (PDM).
Two police commissioners, three assistant commissioners, 11 chief superintendents, 19 superintendents, 18 deputy superintendents, and 77 assistant superintendents make up the group of officers.
The FDC met on Wednesday at the Inspector-General of Police Conference Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to review cases brought against senior police officers and determine whether or not they were guilty, according to a statement from the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
According to Adejobi, the FDC is comprised of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Force Secretary, and seven Deputy Inspectors-General of Police who serve as arbiters.
He stated that the committee’s meeting started on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, and would end on Friday, July 1, 2022.
After the hearing of all evidence and the conclusion of the proceedings, the Force’s spokesman stated that the Police Service Commission (PSC) would receive recommendations on each matter for consideration.
“The Inspector-General of Police has expressed confidence in the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police who are in charge of the Force Disciplinary Committee to ensure that justice will be served in all cases before them,” the statement reads.
The force spokesman said: “The IGP equally assures that the Force is purposefully committed to cleaning up its house for a more professional and citizens-focused policing system.
In a related development, the IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, plans to introduce an electronic system known as the e-Warrant Card to ensure standardisation and upgrade of the Force identification system.
According to Adejobi, the e-Warrant Card would enable uniform identification of officers across the nation and prevent criminal elements from posing as police officers and presenting false identification at police stations.
He claimed that with the IGP’s approval, the project had begun. Police ICT specialists working for the Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), at Force Headquarters in Abuja, are completing it.
“Upon its launch, it would engender a full digitalization of police identification throughout the country and provide a valid basis for carrying out warranted arrests in accordance with existing laws, among many other benefits attached to the use of such e-warrant cards,” he said.
