- The police high command on Thursday, August 24, attacked a senator who raised allegations of pay-for-promotion in the force
- Senator Isah Misau representing Bauchi central accused the police chiefs and officials of force of turning special promotion of police officers into a quid-pro-quo racket
- The police high command has however petitioned the senate to probe the senator
The police high command has submitted a petition to the senate to order its committee on ethics and privileges to probe Senator Isah Misau, representing Bauchi central, Vanguard reports.
According to Guardian, the police made this demand as result of allegation by the senator accusing its engagement in high level corruption in the recent promotion exercise.
NAIJ.com gathered this in statement signed by Jimoh Moshood, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) in Abuja, on Thursday, August 24.
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The statement read: ''Available record, Misau, was under Pending Disciplinary Matter (PDM), to appear and face Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) before he hurriedly exited unceremoniously from the force. And this can explain his ill motives against the force.
''The senator bluntly refused to honour an invitation from a special investigative panel set up by the Inspector-General, Ibrahim Idris, to look into the allegation of bribe for promotion, raised by the senator.
''The special investigation panel was also mandated to investigate the allegations from the Senator and other petitions and complaints that may be emanating from police officers or members of the public on accusations of payment of money for special promotion.
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''The statement further said efforts by the committee to meet the two-week submission deadline as directed by the police boss was thwarted as the senator refused to honour all invitations extended to him
''It is incumbent on the force to educate the senator and set the record straight that the Nigeria police force has the rights as provided for in the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria to investigate all allegations of crime and other infractions of law against anyone including an institution.
''It is also pertinent to state that issues of promotions are internal matter within the Force and there are effective mechanisms to check excesses in the force''.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that Senator Misau stated that police officers pay up to N2.5 million to get special promotions through the Police Service Commission (PSC).
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