Police Sack 10 Officers, Demote 18 Others (Full List)

<p><strong>Not less than ten &lpar;10&rpar; Police officers&comma; 18 others have been demoted by Lagos Police Command for various crimes&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the Lagos Police Command spokesperson&comma; SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made the list available to newsmen on Wednesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the Lagos Police Command spokesperson&comma; &&num;8220&semi;<em>the dismissal was in a bid to promote discipline and core values of policing in the state<&sol;em>&&num;8216&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Adejobi in the statement noted that the police command probed 81 police officers for various criminal and disciplinary offences that were committed between October 2019 and October 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In his words&comma; &&num;8220&semi;<em>the offences ranged from murder&comma; discreditable conducts&comma; excessive use of power&comma; negligence and corrupt practices&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This online newsd medium learnt that the police command also reduced the ranks of 18 officers and issued warning letters to others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Others were awarded extra fatigue&comma; while 16 of the men were discharged and acquitted for want of evidence&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The personnel tried in the orderly room proceedings&comma; conducted at various locations in Lagos state&comma; included 45 inspectors&comma;<&sol;em>” the statement read&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Consequently&comma; Adejobi also said some senior officers of the command were queried for various disciplinary offences with the queries being processed at the Force Headquarters&comma; Abuja&comma; for necessary action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Police Sack 10 Officers&comma; Demote 18 Others Official Statement<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Some of the affected officers were attached to the Police Command&comma; while others were serving at various police formations within Lagos State&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The trials were instituted based on a series of complaints levelled against them&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Adejobi advised Lagosians to report any misconduct of police personnel to appropriate authorities&comma; as such complaints will be treated accordingly and justice will be served&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;