Friday, July 19, 2013

Rivers crisis: PSC orders IG to investigate Rivers CP



The Police Service Commission (PSC), has ordered immediate investigation of the Rivers State Commissioner (CP), Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu, in the ongoing crisis in Rivers State.
The Police Service Commission’s chairman, Mike Okiro, revealed this yesterday at the President Good luck Jonathan’s commissioning of  the ‘Goodluck Jonathan Housing Estate,’ Pipeline Road, Idimu, Lagos State.
According to Okiro, if Mbu is found wanting, he would be dealt with accordingly.
His words: “It is simple! The Governor has written me. He made far reaching accusations and allegations against the commissioner of police. And human right dictates that if there is any accusation against any party, you must hear from that other party. That’s what the law says.
“So I have passed that information to the IG to investigate the CP Rivers. If the commissioner of police is found wanting, if he had gone against the ethic of the police, he would be dealt with accordingly. Before we do that, we want to make sure; he is given a fair hearing, which is what we’re doing now.”
The Minister for Police Affairs, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade(Rtd), said, people should allow police to do their work with respect to the crisis in Rivers State.
He added: “The police will investigate situations that occurred. The police have their modus operandi. Incidentally, the police service commission’s chairman is here with me. He was once an inspector general of police. They know the rules. We’ll not really interfere with how the services run because they have their guide lines which they follow. If they find the Rivers CP not to have met the standard, they’ll know what to do. But the public should not be worried about that because that’s an internal matter for the police and we should allow them to preside over their internal matters.
“The discipline must be maintained. The decorum, the way the police carry out their duty must be maintained. We should leave it to them, so that they can serve us better as a people.”

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