“There’s no equity in the recruitment, training, and promotion of the Nigeria Police Force…”
These were the words of Austin Braimoh, a commissioner in Police Service Commission (PSC).
Braimoh stated this on Thursday during a panel discussion on ‘National Security and Civil Society Dialogue’ organised by Spaces For Change (S4C) in Abuja.
The commissioner while urging citizens to report erring police officers to PSC, revealed that ethnic interest is hindering investigations into some cases against police officers.
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Braimoh feared that Nigeria Police Force and the commission would lose public confidence if nothing is done to address the ethnic interest frustrating investigations into complaints against its officers.
“Like I said, when we’re in spaces like this, we have a lot to tell you. The commission is being bedeviled by people with ethnic interests to ensure that all these investigations we have said are not properly done or discipline is not meted out and that the purpose of the commission which is to provide equity is not met,” Braimoh said.
He continued: “I stand here as Austin Braimoh, to tell you that the purpose of the commission is being subverted by ethnic interests, so the commission is just there.
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“We are not allowed to do what the commission asks us to do and I’m speaking as a commissioner representing south-south of the police service commission.
“I challenge my colleagues to come out and protect a dying institution. The institution is being killed and eroded and that is why we cannot have discipline in the police force. That is why some of the infractions you’re finding cannot be properly investigated.”
