The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the dismissal of an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) over issues bordering on “serious misconduct”.

A statement by the PSC Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, on Friday revealed that the commission also approved the compulsory retirement of another ASP.

These were part of the decisions of the PSC at its 26th plenary meeting presided over by the chairman of the commission, Dr Mike Okiro.

The commission also vacated the dismissal of five police officers and reinstated them into the service.

It also reinstated and promoted to the next rank, one DSP, and two ASPs, following their discharge and acquittal by the court.

Similarly, the PSC vacated the pending disciplinary matter against DCP Godwin Nwobodo, adjusted his seniority, and promoted him to the rank of a Commissioner of Police with effect from January 30th, 2013.

Nwobodo, who enlisted as a Cadet ASP on December 31, 1984, was a former AC Operations, Rivers State, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Interpol FCIID, and a United Nations Police Officer (UNPOL) in Kosovo and Haiti.

He is currently the Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations, Osun State.

Other decisions taken by the commission include the reduction in rank of two DSPs and one ASP, severe reprimand for one SP, one DSP and two ASPs, while two CSPs and three SPs got the punishment of reprimand.

The Commission exonerated one ACP and approved a letter of advice for another ACP.

According to the statement, the decisions on Pending Disciplinary Matters and Appeals and Petitions were conveyed to the Inspector General of Police on Friday for implementation in a letter signed by the PSC secretary, Mr Musa Istifanus.