The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu.

The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of four senior police officers over various acts of misconduct.

Also, 10 officers were demoted while disciplinary sanctions were meted out to 31 others as part of efforts to strengthen discipline and professionalism in the Nigeria Police Force.

The commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Njoku Kalu, following its Plenary Meeting held at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja.

It said 10 senior officers were reduced in rank, comprising three Superintendents of Police who were demoted to Deputy Superintendents of Police, two Deputy Superintendents of Police reduced to Assistant Superintendents of Police, and five Assistant Superintendents of Police demoted to the rank of Inspector.