Lagos, Abuja and Rivers recorded more public complaints on police misconduct than any other state of the federation, a report has said.
According to a report released on Wednesday in Abuja by the Officer in Charge of Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU), ACP Abayomi Shogunle, Kebbi State has no record of misconduct among police officers.
The report also revealed that a sergeant serving in Abuja has been demoted to the rank of a corporal after he was found guilty of extortion.
It said, “In the fourth quarter of 2016, a total number of 822 complaints were reported from across the federation with Lagos State Command maintaining top on the chart with 153 cases representing 18.62 per cent, while Kebbi State command has not recorded a single case since inception of the Unit.
“FCT and Rivers Command closely followed Lagos with total number of 130 and 116 cases respectively. Kebbi and Jigawa State commands remained at the bottom with no case reported against them while Taraba and Katsina State commands recorded one case each in the period under review.
“We have successfully resolved 636 cases reported against police officers nationwide between October and December 2016.”