The former president said: “when you make a retired police officer the head of the Police Service Commission, it is like asking a thief to catch a thief.’’
Mr Smith has since tendered his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The spokesperson said that the decision was reached at the 12th plenary meeting of the commission.
Though the reason for the meeting was not revealed in the letter, Peoples Gazette learnt that discussion at the meeting will revolve around the call for secession.
Mr Smith called for the revival of the Police Detective College, Enugu, to provide the required training platform in intelligence gathering.
“The civil service is described as corrupt, nonchalant and undisciplined”
One dismissed officer was fired for conspiring with four others to vandalise a transformer and stealing.
