POLICE ZONE 16: Three Inspectors Dismissed For Discreditable Conduct, Corrupt Practices
2 min read
Police AIG in charge of Zone 16, Yenagoa
by Oyagiri Chime-emeleThe Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has dismissed three Inspectors of Police in his reiterated bid to professionalize the force.
The affected officers, AP/NO: 279374 Inspector Edet Inamete, AP/NO: 347467, Inspector Jeremiah Oreeke and AP/NO: 334909 Inspector Uche Collins.
They were said to be dismissed for discreditable conduct and corrupt practices, after been found guilty in an orderly room trial.
A press release signed by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, ZPPRO, CSP Ikwo Kevin Lafieghe, warned that the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 16, AIG Paul Alifa Omata has zero tolerance for acts capable of bringing disrepute to the image of the force.
The release states: “In a bid to rid off the Nigeria Police Force of “bad eggs”, three (3) personnel attached to one of the Tactical Teams of the Zonal Command Headquarters, Yenagoa were dekitted on 14th February, 2024 by the Zonal Provost, following their Dismissal from the Nigeria Police Force.
“The Dismissed Officers were earlier defaulted and tried for the offence of Discreditable Conduct and Corrupt Practice. They were found guilty of the charges accordingly, hence the punishment of Dismissal from the Force was upheld by the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, with effect from 18th January 2024.
“The affected Persons are , AP/NO: 279374 Inspector Edet Inamete, AP/NO: 347467 Inspector Jeremiah Oreeke and AP/NO: 334909 Inspector Uche Collins.
“Furthermore, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 16 headquarters, Yenagoa, AIG Paul Alifa Omata has re-iterated his zero tolerance stance for all acts capable of bringing disrepute to the image of the Force in general and the Zone in particular.”
