The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 745 senior police officers. It also approved the proper placement of five Commissioners of Police and one Deputy Commissioner.
The PSC treated 14 appeals and petitions and nine pending disciplinary matters from dismissed and serving police officers.
According to a statement on Wednesday by the commission’s Head, of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the decisions were the high points of the commission’s 18th Plenary Meeting, presided over by acting Chairman, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi (rtd).
Two Deputy Superintendents of Police were promoted to Superintendents of Police, 696 Assistant Superintendents of Police to Deputy Superintendents of Police and 47 Inspectors of Police to unconfirmed Assistant Superintendents of Police.
The newly promoted Superintendents of Police are: Yusuf S. Bello and Titus Ogboku Obaji while some of the 696 promoted Deputy Superintendents of Police, include Ogbu Emmanuel Nwachukwu, Abia State Command, Haruna Hotoro, Ekiti State Command, Ogbe Anthonia, Plateau State Command; Sadisu Oyarekhua, FCID, annex Lagos and Bala Dambu, Kebbi State Command.
Out of the 47 Inspectors promoted to unconfirmed Assistant Superintendents of Police, 44 were from the Police Zone 9 Command Headquarters Umuahia. They include Daniel Maiwada, Paul Aguwa, Oruma James, Momoh Mohammed, Hosea John, Danjuma Likita, Omale Nathaniel, John Ononaku, Ogbonnaya Ugochukwu and Ikpo Kalu. Others are; Oju Ismaila, Ngozika Christopher, Obinna Anyanwu, Iheamachanma Nkechi, Ungbo Moses, Abuh James, Kyaaja Peter, Bakari Edward, Haruna Ayuba, Aliyu Mohammed and Auta Akila.
The commission approved the proper placement and adjustment of promotion dates of Commissioner of Police Njoku Henry Eronini, CP Afolabi Babatola Adeniyi and CP Taiwo Olusola Jesubiyi in the CP staff list from 24th March to 9th March 2022 so as to maintain seniority in the Force.
It also adjusted the promotion date of CP Ogundele Ayodeji to 3rd June 2021 instead of 9th March 2022. The commission also adjusted the confirmation date of DCP Nwonyi Polycap Emeka to read 7th December 2018 instead of 29th September 2020.
It approved the reduction in rank of four Police Officers and gave six others punishment of severe reprimand.
The PSC reinstated six officers, retired two in public interest, promoted DCP Emmanuel Eze to CP and retired him.
It reviewed the punishment of reduction in rank of Inspector Falade Kayode, exonerated him, and restored his rank of ASP 1.
