Why Police Service Commission Suspended Aaron Kaase, The Self-Styled ‘Whistle Blower’

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After Newsdiaryonline revealed that Aaron Kaase the man who exposed  fraud  in the Police  Service Commission has been suspended, the Commission’s spokesman ,  Mr Ikechukwu Ani  has again sent in  a written rejoinder  to the  story.

“Mr. Kaase obviously was not suspended because of his frivolous petition against the Hon Chairman of the Commission since his petition came several days after he had been dragged to court by the police on criminal charges. He cannot also claim to be a whistle blower when his claims in the petition were false and unfounded. Please refer to the Commission’s official statement on his petition as already published in some Media … Mr. Kaase cannot go to equity with unclean hands. He should not hide under the petition to cover the pending criminal charges against him and instituted not by the Commission but by a private citizen. Let him carry his cross for his indiscretion and misconduct,” Ani said.

Read the Commission’s Rejoinder below:

Why Police Service Commission Suspended Aaron Kaase, The Self-Styled ‘Whistle Blower’

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By Ikechukwu Ani

The Police Service Commission wishes to state that its staff, Aaron Kaase, a Principal Admin Officer in the Press and Public Relations Unit has been suspended from duties. The suspension which took effect from May 21st, 2015 was in line with the Public Service Rules 030406.

Mr. Kaase was arrested with a warrant of arrest on the 13th of May 2015 by the Zone 7 Police Headquarters, Abuja, for a 419 case where a private citizen petitioned the Police alleging that Mr. Kaase duped him to the tune of one million naira in the pretext that he was going to procure a United States of America visa for him. This was in 2014 when Mr. Kaase was the Commission’s protocol Officer and in-charge of official visa procurement for the Commission.

After Mr. Kaase’s arrest by the Police, he was charged to Court and remanded in Kuje Prisons, on Thursday, May 14th, 2015. He was bailed on Friday, May 15th, 2015 and is currently standing trial. He was suspended by the Commission on Thursday, May 21st 2015 in line with the requirements of the rules guiding the Public Service.

Public Service Rule 030406 states: Suspension “shall apply where a prima facie case, the nature of which is serious, has been established against an Officer and it is considered necessary in the public interest that he/she should forthwith be prohibited from carrying out his/her duties. Pending investigation into the misconduct, the Federal Civil Service Commission or the Permanent Secretary/ Head Extra-Ministerial Office (if within his/her delegated powers) shall forthwith suspend him/her from the exercise of the powers and functions of his/her office and from the enjoyment of his/her emoluments.”

On Friday, May 22nd, 2015, a day after his suspension, Mr. Kaase submitted his petition to some online Media.

Mr. Kaase obviously was not suspended because of his frivolous petition against the Hon Chairman of the Commission since his petition came several days after he had been dragged to court by the police on criminal charges. He cannot also claim to be a whistle blower when his claims in the petition were false and unfounded. Please refer to the Commission’s official statement on his petition as already published in some Media… Mr. Kaase cannot go to equity with unclean hands. He should not hide under the petition to cover the pending criminal charges against him and instituted not by the Commission but by a private citizen. Let him carry his cross for his indiscretion and misconduct.

The Commission also did not at any time mention or discuss the criminal case against Mr. Kaase at its 12th plenary meeting of Tuesday, May, 26th 2015 and could not have approved his suspension at the meeting. The issue is a case of misconduct which is an administrative matter within the competence of the Permanent Secretary.

Ikechukwu Ani
Head, Press and Public Relations
Monday, June 1, 2015

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