We’ll retire any police officer that fails promotion exams 3 times – PSC Chairman, Argungu

……As 1 AIG, 2 CPs, 11 DCPs & 16 ACPs Undergo Compulsory Promotion Exam

By Kingsley Omonobi

ABUJA — The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), retired Deputy Inspector General of Police Hashimu Argungu, has announced that immoderate constabulary serviceman who fails the compulsory promotion introspection 3 times volition beryllium retired from service.

Argungu made this declaration connected Monday, September 29, 2025, erstwhile 30 elder constabulary officers sat for the promotion introspection conducted by the committee astatine its firm office successful Abuja.

According to a connection by PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani, the workout marks a caller prerequisite for vocation progression successful the Nigeria Police Force.

The officers who participated successful the promotion introspection see 1 Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), 2 Commissioners of Police (CPs), eleven Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), and sixteen Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).

The introspection was held astatine the Solomon Arase Chairman’s Conference Hall connected the 6th level of the PSC headquarters.

Argungu said the instauration of promotion examinations into the constabulary strategy was a agelong overdue innovation, but 1 that has present travel to stay. He emphasized that the measurement would reconstruct dignity and professionalism successful the Force.

“Any serviceman that fails the introspection 3 times volition beryllium retired astatine that level for evident incompetence,” the PSC Chairman warned, stressing that policing successful the modern epoch requires skill, knowledge, and continuous nonrecreational development.

He further noted that the committee is paying greater attraction to owed diligence to debar errors successful promotion, including instances wherever dormant oregon retired officers were antecedently elevated.

Present astatine the workout were Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (rtd), Justice Christine Ladi Dabup (rtd), DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd), DIG Uba Bala Ringim (rtd), and Alhaji Abdulfatah Mohammed, each of whom service arsenic commissioners successful the PSC.

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