“As senior officers, you must be held responsible for any relapse in the security apparatus of the nation.”
PSC spokesman Ikechukwu Ani said this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja.
In a viral video, the “Afrobeat’’ musician, wearing a red shirt atop a white pair of trousers, was seen slapping an officer standing by a police van.
Gunmen had, on Friday around 8:00 a.m., killed five police officers and a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Nwagu during an attack on the Okpala community.
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.
The PSC asked the police to hasten its investigation and forward the report to it for consideration and further disciplinary action.
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 745 senior police officers and the proper placement for five police commissioners.
The PSC said the suspension of the recruitment exercise was to resolve all contending issues with the Nigeria Police Force.
The PSC has consequently deferred decision on Mr Kyari’s case, while a different panel reports back within two weeks.
