500 Senior Police Officers Sit For Promotional Exams

Over 500 elder Police officers from crossed the federation, Thursday, appeared earlier the Police Service Commission (PSC) and were subjected to promotion interviews prelude to their information for promotion to the adjacent ranks.

Among them were 56 Chief Superintendents of Police, who were recommended for promotion to the adjacent fertile of Assistant Commissioners of Police portion 451 Superintendents were recommended for information to the adjacent fertile of Chief Superintendents of Police.

The candidates were subjected to a written introspection with Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, honourable commissioner representing the Judiciary and Taiwo Lekanu, honourable commissioner representing the Police and president of the lasting committee connected constabulary affairs, presiding.

Spokesperson of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said the committee has decided to henceforth instrumentality promotion introspection arsenic an indispensable information for promotion successful the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) truthful arsenic to guarantee that constabulary officers are mentally equipped to look the challenges of the 21st Century policing successful enactment with planetary champion practices.

He besides said this is to guarantee that merit, competence, and quality number successful promotion exercise.

Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) are expected to look earlier the committee connected Friday, 19, 2025, for their ain circular of the promotion examination.

Speaking connected the promotional exams, president of the commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd) , said the PSC has consistently pushed for a dynamic caller Police Force for a caller Nigeria, which the contiguous authorities was ambitiously building.

DIG Argungu (rtd) besides added that the committee volition not remainder until this was achieved and believed that the committee was connected the close way to its achievement.

He called connected Nigerians to proceed to enactment the Nigeria Police Force arsenic an encouragement for them to rededicate themselves to the service of the nation.