The Nigeria Police Force has announced the promotion of 31,465 officers and other ranks with the Inspector-General (IG), Usman Alkali-Baba charging them to develop the lofty principles and values of modern policing in the discharge of their duties.
Promotion from Sergeant to officer cadre (Inspector) recorded the highest number – 24,991 (79.4 percent) – while 6,280 (20 per cent) were moved up from Constable to Corporal in the other ranks’ cadre. The remaining 194 (0.62 per cent) were promoted from Corporal to Sergeant.
In a statement,Force Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the development was part of the IG’s manpower development policy targeted at promoting deserving police officers on the basis of competence, qualification, and length of service.
Adejobi said: “The IG has, however, charged the affected officers to add more pep to promoting the lofty principles and values of modern policing and discharge their duties as expected of them in line with the provisions of the extant laws”.
Alkali-Baba also commended two Assistant Inspectors General of Police for the conferment of national honours on them.
“Similarly, the IG congratulates two AIGs on the conferment of national honours on them. The very senior police officers include AIG Aishatu Abubakar, who was conferred with the award of Officer of the Order of the Niger, and AIG Olofu Adejoh, who was conferred with the individual award of National Productivity Order of Merit Award by the National Productivity Centre, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, on the approval of the immediate past President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces”.
