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Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), has reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to ensuring the nation’s  policing institutions work hand-in-hand with the judiciary  to uphold the rights of citizens  and ensure justice.

Argungu noted that collaboration  between  the law enforcement  community and the judiciary remains critical in building public trust and sustaining the democratic ideals “we all cherish.”

The PSC chairman who was represented by Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations/ Spokesman of the commission, spoke at the Gabriel  Adikwu  Annual Lecture series 2025 in honour of Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court  and Honourable Federal Commissioner in the Police Service Commission.

The ceremony was held yesterday in Yola, Adamawa State.

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Argungu extolled Justice Galumje’s judicial legacy which he said exemplified integrity, fairness, and unwavering commitment  to justice.

His tenure on the bench, he noted, was marked by courage, sound legal reasoning, and an enduring  concern  for equity  and national unity.

He said; “His life of service  continues  to inspire those of us in the public and security sectors  to uphold the principles of justice  and accountability  in our respective duties”.

The PSC chairman also noted that his wealth of experience had continued to guide the commission in the discharge of its constitutional mandate of oversight of the Nigeria Police Force. 

This he said “is an experience  we have decided not to take for granted”.

The theme of this year’s lecture  ‘The law, The Court, and The People’ according to Argungu is not only timely but fundamental to the sustenance of justice, democracy, and the rule of law in the nation.

He noted that it reminds; “us that the legal system  must always serve  the people, protect their rights, and uphold their dignity  without fear or favour.”

The PSC chairman commended the organisers and urged all participants to reflect  on the enduring  role of the law and the courts in advancing the common good.

“May this forum inspire continued dialogue, reform,  and progress  in our justice system  and, may the legacy of Justice Galmuje continue to inspire future generations” he prayed.

In his remarks, Justice Galumje said the theme of this year’s lecture would not have come at a better time in the life of our nation “when people’s  perception  about the judiciary, especially in election related litigation  has taken a new dimension.

The chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), has vowed to rid the southeast of gangs of policemen involved in extortion, corruption, and human rights abuses in the Southeast geopolitical zone.

Argungu made the vow at the Southeast stakeholders’ summit on peace and security organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in partnership with Southeast Civil Society Organizations in Enugu on Friday.

He warned that insecurity in the region should not be an excuse for corruption practices by the personnel of the police within the region.

Represented by the public relations officer of the police service commission, Ikechukwu Ani, Argungu, said the commission was aware there was insecurity fuelled by people claiming to be freedom fighters.

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Argungu said, “The Commission is very much interested in what is happening here today especially as it affects the entire south East. We are no more comfortable with the abuse of Office by some security personnel detailed to provide security across this region.

“We understand that there is a high level of insecurity in the zone, especially with the ceaseless and senseless attacks from brainwashed youths from this zone masquerading as freedom fighters and killing their brothers and sisters. But that obviously should not and never be an excuse to relapse into corruption by the security Agencies.

“The Commission has continued to observe the corruption and extortion that dots all the roads traversing this region by virtually all the security operatives who are supposed to safeguard the roads and restore unhindered movement of people, goods, and services. The roadblocks mounted by these security agencies have unfortunately turned into toll gates where road users are forced under gunpoint to part with money.

“The Commission is also aware of the serious human rights violations by some misguided Police Officers in the South East, who against the Commission’s several warnings to stay away from civil matters have continued to swim in it because of the financial attraction.

“The Commission hereby warns that it will no longer tolerate this serious act of indiscipline and human right abuses and will henceforth not hesitate to put its disciplinary processes in motion to see to the dismissal of such errant Officers.”