Magnus Eze, Enugu
Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Alhaji Musiliu Smith, has said the commission will monitor the conduct of police personnel deployed for the 2019 general election.
Smith said this at a four-day Management Retreat of the commission in Enugu, yesterday.
The theme of the event was “Re-positioning and strengthening the police service commission for effective mandate delivery.
The chairman said the commission would replicate the model it used for Osun governorship election in September, where telephone hotlines were put in place to enable the public report erring police officers.
“We believe this strategy instilled a certain measure of confidence in the police at the time and caused them to be more professional in the discharge of their duty to citizens.
“This established a sense of mutual respect in both the police and citizens and it is a model we intend to replicate for the 2019 general elections,” he said.
Smith said the retreat became necessary following the need to develop a three-year strategic plan as a compass in the quest to remodel the police force.
He said PSC was also worried that the police are viewed with suspicion of partisanship by members of the public.