The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 5,718 senior police officers comprising general duty and specialists cadres of the force.
The commission okayed the promotion of 12 commissioners of police (CPs) to Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs); 19 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to Commissioners of Police (CPs) and 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs).
Thirty-three Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) were also elevated to Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).
The PSC also approved the promotion of 265 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to Chief Superintendents (CSP); 59 Deputy Superintendents (DSPs) to Superintendents (SPs) and 4,750 Assistant Superintendents (ASPs) and another 146 ASPs omitted during the May 2022 promotion to Deputy Superintendents (DSPs).
A statement yesterday in Abuja by PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, reads: “For the specialists cadre, the commission approved the promotion of two ACPs: one from Air Wing and the other Forensic to the next rank of DCPs; 47 CSPs comprising 23 medical doctors and 24 veterinary doctors were promoted to the rank of ACPs.
“A total of 190 SPs from the Computer Info-Tech Unit; another eight from Works; one from Workshop; 12 from Transport; two from Forensic; two from Handwriting; one from Ballistics; one from Religion and one from Veterinary Doctor were also promoted.
“Forty-seven Specialists of Assistant Superintendents of Police rank and of different units were promoted to Deputy Superintendents.”
PSC Chairman Solomon Arase urged the newly promoted officers to embrace a new policing culture that is hinged on people-friendly approach that respects the fundamental rights of the citizens.
He advised them to desist from involvement in civil matters or making false allegations against the public.
“Such conducts will not make them win the hearts and minds of the people, which will deprive them of credible information from public-spirited individuals when dealing with internal security issues,” Arase said.
The PSC chairman hailed the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun for collaborating with the commission to ensure that, for the first time in a very long while, the promotions permeated all the departments of the force.
He said,
“This singular act, I hope, will motivate the workforce to give back their best in ensuring that issues of crimes and criminality are properly dealt with.”
