….tells participants of strategic leadership and change management, Retreat for DPOs,
….says Commission will continue to partner with Force Leadership to ensure ethical Officers are recognised, rewarded and protected
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd) today, Wednesday, September 24th 2025, told participants of a Strategic leadership and change management Retreat for Divisional Police Officers, DPOs of the Nigeria Police that the Commission’s mandate of appointment, promotion and Discipline is “fundamentally geared towards one goal which is building a professional and ethical Police Force.
According to a press release on Wednesday 24th September 2025, signed by the PSC Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, DIG Argungu said the Commission is committed to ensuring that promotions are based on merit, integrity, and professional competence; applying disciplinary measures firmly and fairly against Officers and advocating for better welfare and working conditions since “it is difficult to be ethical when under immense financial pressure”.
The Commission he noted is also committed to working with the Nigeria Police Force leadership to ensure that the ethical Officers, are recognised, rewarded, and protected.
The PSC Chairman delivered a lecture titled “Ethics And Professionalism: Bedrock of Policing Code of conduct “at the Retreat which held at the National Institute of Police Studies , Life Camp Abuja and organized by the Police Reform Secretariat in conjunction with UNDP, CLEEN FOUNDATION, GS-Foundation, Federal Foreign Office and Nigeria Police Force.
He observed that it is important for Police Officers to study ethics since “Ethics and professionalism are bedrock of Policing code of conducts”.
According to the PSC Chairman ” Ethics are of paramount importance in policing duties because they are foundational to building public trust, ensuring policing legitimacy, upholding the rule of law and maintaining accountability.
DIG Argungu said as public servants, with immense authority, law enforcement Officers, must adhere to a strict ethical code to function effectively and justly within a democratic society and also exercise its discretion justly.
Ex-raying the uniqueness of Policing job, the PSC Chairman said the Nigeria Police Force is generally the only government security agency available everyday, and around the clock.
He declared, ” when government offices close, the Nigeria Police Force become roving representatives of the government who assist people with problems no one else is available to handle; when your neighbour’s dog barks all night and keep awake, you call the Police; when gun shot is heard, people call the police; when extraordinary sound is heard at 02:00 hours in the night, people call the Police; the Police respond and take whatever action they can to ameliorate problems and deal with emergencies; people sleep peaceably in their beds, at night only because the police stand ready to do patrol on their behalf ;
DIG Argungu traced the standards of conduct of Police Officers to include offering prompt obedience to lawful orders; determined and incorruptible in the exercise of his Police duties; strict regard to the correctness of his general behaviour and prompt pride in his appearance both in uniform and out of uniform.
