President Tinubu Has Put in Place Mechanism to Fight Crime says PSC Boss

By Oluwakemi Kindness

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, retired DIG Hashimu Argungu, on Wednesday said the President Bola Tinubu’s administration has put in place enduring mechanism to ensure Nigeria is free of crime.

For him “Nigerians are in turn expected to play their role since security is everyone’s business”.

The PSC boss said although it is unfortunate that our nation has faced security challenges in all fronts, “it is a development that is not peculiar to us but a ravaging global menace that is threatening global peace and development “.

Speaking in Abuja when he Chaired the 2024 Annual lecture series of the People’s Security Monitor, DIG Argungu, also declared that a properly motivated Police Force remains the bedrock of a safe and progressive Nigeria.

He disclosed that this has been the battle cry of the Commission as it “strenghtens its oversight powers on the Nigeria Police Force”.

The PSC Chairman who was represented at the occasion by the Head of Public Relations and Spokesman of the Commission, Ikechukwu Anii, noted that in Nigeria, the present Administration has devoted time and resources to fight this battle.

According to him “Our Policemen are daily being exposed to trainings and Government’s at all levels have continued to empower our Officers and Men with the provision of essential security gadgets and materials ”

DIG Argungu said the Commission has also ensured that promotions in the Force are timely, predictable and based on internationally accepted principles of fairness, seniority and availability of vacancies.

He added that the Commission has also continued to weed out Police Officers who have failed to meet the minimum standard required of an average Nigeria Police Officer. ” while we dangle the stick, we also spread the carrot as motivation for greater performance ” he explained.

DIG Argungu said the Commission is committed to upholding the greatest standard for serving Police Officers and has launched a zero tolerance for Corruption in the system with the whistle blowing Policy recently put in place”.

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