Law/Judiciary
Buhari Meets PSC Members, Receives 2018 Annual Report …As Police Confirm Death Of ACP Zubairu
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday met with members of the Police Service Commission at the State House, Abuja.
The Tide reports that the agenda of the meeting between the president and members of the commission included the presentation of the 2018 Annual Report of the police commission.
At the meeting, the president also waded into the reported misunderstanding between the Office of the Inspector-General of Police and the Police Service Commission over the recruitment of 10,000 personnel.
President Buhari had in 2016 approved the recruitment of 10,000 policemen as part of fresh measures to address the nation’s security challenges including banditry, kidnapping and the farmers/herdsmen clashes across the country.
Meanwhile, the Police Command in Sokoto State has confirmed the sudden death of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sulaiman Zubairu last Sunday.
The Police Public Relation Officer, ASP Muhammad Sadiq who confirmed the death to newsmen in Sokoto, Monday, said ACP Zabairu was in the state to supervise the screening of candidates for the on-going recruitment into Nigeria Police Force.
“He finished his assignment on Sunday and was planning to depart for Abuja on Monday,’’ he said.
He said the deceased would be buried on Tuesday in Sokoto and prayed that the soul rest in peace.