Police Service Commission Promotes 255 Senior Officers

Police Service Commission Promotes 255 Senior Officers

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 255 police officers to higher ranks following successful written examinations and oral interviews conducted at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

A statement by the Commission said 93 senior officers were promoted to various ranks, while the appointments of 162 Assistant Superintendents of Police II were confirmed to the substantive rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police I.

According to the PSC, the promoted senior officers include 13 Commissioners of Police elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, 17 Deputy Commissioners promoted to Commissioners of Police, 28 Assistant Commissioners promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police, and 33 Chief Superintendents of Police elevated to Assistant Commissioners of Police.

Chairman of the Police Service Commission, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police Hashimu Salihu Argungu, congratulated the officers on their promotions and urged them to demonstrate professionalism, transparency, accountability and integrity in the discharge of their responsibilities.

Argungu also cautioned the officers against involvement in civil disputes, particularly land-related matters, stressing the need to remain focused on their constitutional duties and uphold the highest standards of policing.

Police Service Commission Promotes 255 Senior Officers