By Dianabasi Effiong
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday said that though it would continually ensure that Police Officers were accountable for their actions and inactions, it would not tolerate what it described as disturbing and unfolding theatrics of crowd renting and demonstrations at the gate of its Corporate headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
The Commission made this known in a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, its
Head, Press and Public Relations.
It also stated that aggrieved individuals or groups with genuine cases of Police abuse should submit their petitions, which would be treated and given the required attention.
According to Ani, the Commission’s Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd) gave the warning “after an obviously rented crowd besieged its Corporate headquarters to demand for the setting up of a Special Investigation Panel (SIP) within 48 hours to investigate a case of criminal conspiracy, abuse of Office, robbery, terrorism… by the DPO Shendam, Plateau State and the DCO.”
“The Commission noted that the aggrieved party has the right and freedom to submit its petitions but not to rent a crowd to magnify the allegations.
“The PSC Chairman said the Commission will not be intimidated by crowd renting and will subsequently not tolerate such abuse of privilege.
“DIG Argungu said the Commission’s headquarters is not an arena for demonstrations and advised that they should endeavour to follow laid down rules and regulations in the pursuit of their grievances,” the statement added.
He advised that the aggrieved party ought to have reported the matter to the state Commissioner of Police before besieging the PSC office with card-carrying demonstrators.
According to Ani, “the group alleged that on the 22nd and 23rd of October, 2025, some hoodlums backed by ‘the Nigeria Police Force, i.e, the DPO of Shendam, Bashiru Maisule, DCO, Jacob Ogbolu, and almost 100 Policemen…..disrupted our peace, robbed us, and destroyed our houses.”
The statement added that the Commission had “officially written and directed the DPO, DCO and other officers of Shendam Police Division mentioned in the petition to respond to the weighty allegations.”
The PSC Chairman, however, assured that the Commission would get to the root of the matter and ensure justice.
