The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 952 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).
However, the commission declined the promotion of 176 ASPs who were found to have retired from service, as well as three others suspected to have died.
PSC Chairman, retired Deputy Inspector General of Police Hashimu Argungu, announced the decisions at the session, cautioning officers to uphold discipline and avoid unauthorized conduct.
A statement by PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani quoted Argungu as saying: “The Commission also declined the promotion of 176 ASPs found to have retired from Service and another 3 suspected to have died.
“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 further assured the newly promoted officers that the PSC remained committed to protecting their career progression.
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 elevated are Elvina Ochia Chukwu of the FCID Special Fraud Unit, Lagos; Kyrian Igwe, Enugu State Command; Ndidiamaka Onwude, B Division, Abakaliki; Rosemary Obianuju Egbo, Area Command, Warri; 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.
Also promoted were 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.
The commission confirmed that its approval of the promotions had been forwarded to the Inspector-General of Police through a letter signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Chief Onyemuche Nnamani.
