A Thursday night statement by the Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, said the PSC boss stated this when two delegations from the United States of America and the United Kingdom visited him.
According to him, Arase told the visitors that what Nigerians want is a responsible police force that respects the human rights of the citizenry. “He also told them that the PSC leadership and the authorities of the Nigeria Police are united in the fight to stamp out human rights abuses in the country. The PSC chairman further assured his visitors that there would be no conflict between the commission and the Police Management on the operations of CMU.
“He particularly frowned at pre-trial detentions by the Police, noting that the commission will no longer tolerate detentions beyond what the law provides for. According to him, the commission wants to track complaints against the police, and any officer who has pending human rights cases will not be cleared for promotions or postings,” Ani said.