New PSC boss vows to reposition Police

Newly appointed chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC) board has formally assumed duties with a promise to reposition the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for optimum efficiency and effectiveness.
A press statement yesterday by PSC Spokesperson, Mr.
Ikechukwu Ani, yesterday in Abuja, said the new chairman of the commission, IGP Musiliu Smith (retd), promised to work closely with the ministry of interior and NPF to ensure that “we have in place a police force that is effective, efficient and humane and can also stand international scrutiny.” Ani quoted the PSC boss as stating: “We are starting work immediately and will work many hours every day for us to effectively discharge our constitutional mandate.” He said Musiliu, who spoke at a reception held in his honour and members of the PSC in Abuja, noted that the new team will work to build capacities in the commission.
The commission’s boss added that with team work, “we will give our country men and women a Police Force they will all be proud of.
We have continued to discuss the current state of the Nigeria Police and the state of security,” He assured that the commission would place high premium in the recruitment of quality personnel for the force and will also expose these officers to structured and quality training, just as he made case for modern gadgets for the Police.
While stating that modern policing called for modern gadgets, he promised that the new team would engage the government for proper funding of the Police.
The Board include: Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court; AIG Bawa Lawal (retd); Naja’tu Bala Muhammad, a woman activist and first female Senator from Kano state; Mr.
Austin Adogame Braimoh, former General Manager, African Independent Television (AIT); Barrister Rommy Mom, an activist and President of Lawyers alert; and Dr.
Nkemka Osimiri Jombo-Ofo, an entrepreneur and management consultant.