Police Reply Actress Shan George On Dismissed Personnel

• Insist Force not a social club, cooperative society, or association

BY CHINYERE OBIORA – The Nigeria Police have described as ‘uninformed’ the position canvassed by popular Nollywood actress, Shan George, in criticising the current wave of dismissing officers found guilty of misconduct in the Force.

According to the Police Spokesman, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi the Force is not a social club, cooperative society, or association but a regimented organisation that thrives on discipline, law, and order.

Reacting to George’s recent comments on social media, Adejobi said: “Those dismissed policemen are not fit to be in the NPF. NPF is not a social club, cooperative society, or association, it’s a regimented organisation, established and guided by the CFRN (Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) and other extant laws.

“It takes someone who has read the law or gone through the Nigeria Police Act 2020 or the Public Service Rules, or the Administration of CJ Act, to criticise the decision of the NPF management team on disciplinary matters, even at times, most of their misdeeds are criminal.

“So those who criticise the NPF should study the records of Service and history of the dismissed officers, before further reactions. After all, Newton said Actions and reactions are equal and opposite.”

In her comments, the Nollywood actress had advised the Police authorities to consider either demoting, suspending, or reducing the salaries of officers found guilty of any misconduct rather than outright dismissal.

Hear her; “So I woke up this morning and am hearing about another policeman that has been dismissed for misconduct or maybe one offense or another.

“I’m thinking that not a good idea to be dismissing them. You can demote, you can suspend, you can reduce the salary. You now have to actually dismiss them and put them back into society as jobless people.

“A qualified policeman who has been doing a police job for while and now back on the street as Jobless. What do you think about it? That’s not just right please.”