The Police Service Commission (PSC) has faulted the refusal of some policemen to return to work following the killing of about 22 of its men during the violence that erupted following #EndSARS protest.
Policemen had stayed away from hotspots and their duty posts in different states following the killing of their colleagues by suspected hoodlums.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to reclaim the public space from hoodlums had ordered the deployment of Riot policemen but they also failed to respond to incidents of looting and vandalism of public and private property by miscreants – defiance of a directive by the police chief.
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Senior police officers had expressed fear for their lives, saying their security was not guaranteed hence their decision to stay away from work.
In its reaction, PSC encouraged policemen with low morale to put the killing of their colleagues behind them, while stating that the Public Service Rules which also applies to members of the Nigeria Police Force prescribes dismissal for any officer that deserts his job.
The Commission stressed that policemen did not deserve to be killed and should in fact be protected as fellow human beings while stating that the attack on officers by hoodlums should not be an excuse for them to stay away from work.
