The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 7,194 Inspectors of Police to the next rank of Assistant Superintendents of Police, ASP 11.
The officers were products of the recently concluded Inspectors Board interview which took place in all the Police Zonal Command headquarters in the country.
Spokesperson of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani said the approval has been conveyed to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun for implementation.
Among the newly promoted officers are Ejiogu Eunice, Tiedei Deizigha, Falade Kayode, Agorua Chinedu, Noel Atuwa, Simon Oguche, Mohammed Maikuma, Somalia Maisamari, A’aron Gama’Àiki and Adesina Bosede.
The list also comprise Otoboh Theophilus, Olaifa Idowu, Abdullahi Yari, Labaran Musa, Benedict Mamman and Gaiyu Sharafa.
Similarly, Inspectors Maureen Odogie, Oboh Samuel George, Anthony Oliver, Amos Noku, Justin Boniface, Cleopas Kosulo and Daniel Eneche were also promoted to the next rank.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), has congratulated the newly promoted officers, reminding them that their new ranks imposed on them a burden of greater commitment to national duty.
Argungu said their promotion came at the right time when they were expected to be properly motivated to put in their best in the service of their fatherland.
He also noted that Nigeria is currently undergoing some positive restructuring which may have come with temporary discomfort and anger of the people, but called on the officers to join hands in ensuring that the nation’s nascent democracy is preserved.
The PSC Chairman also promised that the commission will continue to ensure timely and predictable promotions in the Nigeria Police Force, adding that this gesture should however not be taken for granted.
He said the affected officers must reciprocate the gesture by conducting themselves within the established laws and ensuring that banditry and terrorism are eliminated.
