The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 952 Assistant Superintendents of Police to the rank of Deputy Superintendent. However, the Commission declined to promote 176 officers who were found to have retired from service, as well as three others suspected to be deceased.
These decisions were part of the key outcomes from the first plenary meeting of the Commission’s 6th Board, held at its Corporate Headquarters in Jabi, Abuja. The information was contained in a statement issued by the Commission’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani.
Chairman of the Commission, retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Hashimu Argungu, mni, congratulated the newly promoted officers. He urged them to demonstrate a strong sense of nationalism and uphold the laws and regulations governing the Nigeria Police Force in the discharge of their duties.
DIG Argungu noted that the Commission will no longer tolerate diversionary and unauthorised actions by serving Officers, especially when they have duly established channels to ventilate any grievance.
He assured them that the Commission will continue to ensure that their career progression are not hindered or trampled upon.
Some of the newly promoted Officers include; Maidawa Yakubu, Edwin Thomas, Chagga Yakubu, Sabo Hassan, Omini Dickson, Bassey Alobo, Enyinnaya Ejimadu, Grace Okon, Rose Bassey, Fidelis Offorbuike, Adamu Isa Audu and Ofem Uket.
Others are Elvina Ochia Chukwu, FCID special fraud unit, Ikoyi Lagos; Kyrian Igwe, Enugu State Command; Ndidiamaka Onwude, O/C JWC, B Division, Kpirikpri, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Command, Rosemary Obianuju Egbo, Area Command, Warri, Delta State; Tabitha Gotan, Uya Bassey Johnson, Abia state Command, Elizabeth Ajik, NPF-NCC, FCID; Sunday Prince Ajaegbu, 44 PMF Force Headquarters Abuja and Deborah Danjuma, SPU BASE 7 Abuja.
Olowu Yetunde Olatunde, Ogun state Command, Felix Okpaleke, 32 PMF, Abakaliki Zakka Bulus, FCT Command Abuja, Kudirat Elegba, SPU Base 2, Lagos, Isioma Omodion, Delta State Command, Ukpabio Ayi Akiba, Rivers state Command and Edna Emeh Bassey were also some of the ASPs elevated to the new rank of Deputy Superintendents of Police.
The Commission’s approval has been conveyed to the Inspector General of Police for implementation in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Commission Chief Onyemuche Nnamani.