The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase, CFR, has frowned at pre-trial detentions by the Police, noting that the Commission will no longer tolerate detentions beyond what the law provides for.
The Chairman stated this on Thursday while receiving delegations from the United States of America and the United Kingdom at his office in Abuja.
The United States Delegation was led by Jason A. Smith, Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs while Chris Grimson of the National Agency Anti- Kidnap and Extortion Unit(AKEU) visited on behalf of the United Kingdom.
According to the Chairman, what Nigerians want is a responsible Police Force that would respect the human rights of the citizenry.
Dr. Arase said the Commission decided to set up the Compliance Monitoring Unit (CMU) to ensure that the rights of the citizens are protected and offending Police Officers are sanctioned for misconduct.
He asserted that the Commission wants to track complaints against Police and any Officer who has pending human rights cases will not be cleared for promotions or postings.
“Any Officer who has human rights issues not conclusively investigated by the Police Complaints Unit will be stepped down from promotion and postings”.
He called for assistance in the provision of more systems for the CMU as the Commission anticipates several complaints against the Police as the Unit takes shape.
He further reiterated that there would be no conflict between the Commission and the Police Management on the operations of the Compliance Monitoring Unit.
In his address, Dr. Smith, leader of the United States Delegation said they were in Nigeria to assist strengthen the rule of law and especially the Police. He noted that PSC is a key stakeholder in their project to strengthen the rule of law in Nigeria and promised to work with the Commission to achieve this.
Mr. Grimson of the National Crime Agency of the British High Commission promised to partner with the Commission in the training of the personnel of the Nigeria Police.
He addressed intelligence sharing, proper investigation to break down barriers between the Police and other security agencies in the country.
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