Police Dismisses 3 Officers Over Discreditable Conduct, Wastage Of Ammunition

The police high command has dismissed three policemen having  found them culpable of sundry acts of professional misconduct.

The dismissed officers,  attached to Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 1, Kano were said to have been found guilty of high handedness unprofessional misconduct and misuse of firearms after an orderly room trial by the Force Provost Marshal.

Identified as Inspr. Dahiru Shuaibu, Sgt. Abdullahi Badamasi, and Sgt. Isah Danladi, the dismissed cops were said to be attached  to a musician in Kano on escort duties when the committed the act.

They were alleged to have In the course of their duty on Friday 7th April, 2023 at Kahutu Village, Katsina State,  repeatedly fired shots from their official firearms into the air despite police policy against firing in the air, standard operating procedure and relevant Force Orders.

The Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made the disclosure in a release made available to journalists on Thursday.

It reads,  ” Subsequent to complaints and findings on video evidence widely circulated on Friday 7th April, 2023, on social media of high-handedness, unprofessional conduct, and misuse of firearms against some policemen from Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 1, Kano,  and a follow-up orderly room trial of the affected policemen by the Force Provost Marshal, three officers from the SPU Base 1 Kano have been dismissed for the offences of discreditable conduct to wit misuse of firearms, abuse of power, gross indiscipline, and wastage of live ammunition. 

” The trio, Inspr. Dahiru Shuaibu, Sgt. Abdullahi Badamasi, and Sgt. Isah Danladi were attached to a musician in Kano on escort duties. In the course of their duty on Friday 7th April, 2023 at Kahutu Village, Katsina State, the officers repeatedly fired shots from their official firearms into the air despite police policy against firing in the air, standard operating procedure and relevant Force Orders; and disregarding the possible risk to the crowd at the location which included children. The act was not only criminal and unprofessional but also embarrassing to the Force and the nation at large.

“:The Nigeria Police Force hereby warms all officers to ensure they carry out their duties in line with the extant laws to avoid running foul of its provisions and attracting attendant sanctions. Supervising officers have also been tasked to ensure continuous and detailed lectures of their men to ensure they are well acquainted with all necessary standard operating procedures”.