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.’’
The retired police officers had approached the National Industrial Court to contest their forceful retirement from the Force.
Mr Arase’s confirmation was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Police Affairs.
The Nigerian leader asked the Senate to confirm the former inspector-general for the top role at the police regulatory institution.
Crisis was said to have started when some cultists abducted a memeber of a rival cult group.
The court’s reprieve halted any likelihood of IGP Usman Baba being jailed for three months.
The police have cautioned governors against stopping opposition political parties from holding their electioneering campaigns in their state.
“The police are doing a good job in Lagos, and they could also replicate in all other states and parts of the country,” stated the PSC chair.
A letter of warning was also issued to two officers while four were exonerated.
The legal practitioner advised aggrieved persons not to resort to self-help as the courts now accord top priority to such cases.
