No fewer than 20 personnel have been sanctioned by the Nigeria Police Force for alleged involvement in corruption between January 2016 and June 2017 in its commands in four states of the federation.
According to a report by the Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit the four affected states are Enugu, Abuja, Ogun and Lagos.
The report stated that while 10 policemen were dismissed during the period, one was given severe reprimand, one demoted, and eight given other forms of punishment.
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The report showed that 4, 342 complaints were received by the unit during the period under review, out of which 3,602 were amicably resolved and 318 pending.
It added that 422 complaints received by the unit were discovered to be false.
According to the report, the 106 distress calls received by the unit during the period under review were not part of the complaints captured in the report.
The unit was established in November 2015 to receive and resolve cases of professional misconduct brought against police personnel.
(NAN)
