By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that the Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the promotion of 14,052 Inspectors to Assistant Superintendents of Police (Unconfirmed).
The Commission, who stated this in a statement issued by Ikechukwu Ani, the Head, Press and Public Relations of the PSC said that the approval was granted during the ongoing 21st Plenary Meeting.
According to the statement, those promoted included two Deputy Inspectors General of Police, the promotion of CSP Olumuyiwa Oladunmoye Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer to the next rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police and the Confirmation of 9,016 unconfirmed Assistant Superintendents of Police.
“CP Olalaye Falaye, a former Commissioner of Police Ebonyi State Command was earlier promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police after the Commission had approved the adjustment of his position in the seniority list.
“Dr. Arase charged the newly promoted Officers to see their promotion as a call to greater commitment to the service of their fatherland.
“He noted that benefits and burden go together and warned that the Police Officers must respect the human rights of the citizens as any Officer who goes against this will face serious consequences adding that Officers who conduct themselves within the tenets of the law will continue to enjoy the support and protection of the Commission.
“The Chairman declared that the welfare of the Officers will remain paramount in the agenda of the commission.
“Dr. Arase said this is the time for all hands to be on deck for a national rebirth. “We must support this government to succeed and ensuring a secured and peaceful nation is a task we must not toy with,” the statement said.
