The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Mr. John Haruna, allegedly slapped the Life Camp Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Mahmud Umar, for not providing adequate security for the ad hoc workers of the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Direct Data Capturing machines being used in the ongoing voter registration.
Haruna was reported to have redeployed Umar, a Chief Superintendent of Police, to the Area Commander’s office for an alleged dereliction of duty, which he could not explain to the satisfaction of the commissioner.
Trouble started for the embattled DPO when the commissioner got a report that the electoral officials and the DDC machines were not being given the necessary security by the police in the Life Camp area, contrary to the directives from the FCT command.
Haruna was said to have followed up on the report by visiting one of the centres, where he confirmed the absence of policemen.
Livid with anger, he was said to have summoned the DPO and demanded explanations for flouting a standing order, but the hapless officer could only mumble an apology, which incensed the commissioner.
He allegedly slapped the DPO for his “incompetence” and thereafter ordered his immediate transfer from the post.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Moshood Jimoh, could not be reached for comments as he neither responded to repeated calls to his cell phone nor replied the SMS sent to him.
Source: The Punch
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