Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted 24 Commissioners of Police and confirmed the acting appointments of three Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIG). The Commission however declined the promotion of CP, Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Spokesman of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, who made the disclosure also noted that the commission approved the promotion of 35 Deputy Commissioners of Police, to the rank of Commissioners, 52 Assistant Commissioners of Police to Deputy Commissioners and 46 Chief Superintendents of Police to Assistant Commissioners. “It also considered and approved the promotion of 10 Superintendents of Police to Chief Superintendents, 17 Deputy Superintendents of Police to Superintendents, 139 Assistant Superintendents of Police, whose names were skipped during the last promotion, to Deputy Superintendents and nine Inspectors to Assistant Superintendents of Police,” Ani said. Deputy Commissioners of Police who were due for promotion to Commissioners of Police had earlier appeared before the Commission in Plenary where they were interviewed.

Source: The Guardian July 08, 2021 15:11 UTC