Police officer dismissed for rejecting transfer

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed Buba Adamu, a Corporal who refused to report to his new station in Kaduna.

Adamu has been transferred to Kaduna from the Cross Rivers State Command where he had been for nine years.

However, the Corporal reportedly promoted himself to the rank of Superintendent and allegedly operated illegally from the Cross Rivers State Command.

During a press briefing in Calabar, Irene Igbo, Spokesperson of the Command, said Adamu operated as a Mobile Police officer without any supervision or reporting to a specific Police Command since 2015 when the transfer was made.

The dismissed Corporal was alleged to have been receiving salary despite not reporting at his new station.

Some concerned members of the Nasarawa community, a Hausa/ Fulani settlement in Calabar, reportedly brought Adamu’s “illicit” activities to the attention of the Force.

Adamu was detained but the community raised alarm, when they learnt that the Police Command was under pressure to release him following his arrest.

“As of today, Corporal Adamu is no longer a policeman, because he has been relieved of his duties.

“Every item, property belonging to the Nigeria Police in his possession, including uniforms, identification card and others have been retrieved”, Ugbo said.

-9News Nigeria.

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