The Police Service Commission
(PSC) on Wednesday said a total of 745 senior officers were promoted and among
them were 696 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) promoted to the ranks
of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs).
The decision to promote
the officers followed the 18th plenary meeting of the Commission that ended in
Abuja on Tuesday and was presided over by Commission’s acting Chairman, Justice
Clara Bata Ogunbiyi.
The PSC in a statement
signed by its spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani said, two DSPs, Yusuf S. Bello and
Titus Ogboku Obaji were promoted to Superintendents of Police (SPs) and 47
Inspectors of Police to unconfirmed Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP11).
According to the
statement, the commission approved the reduction in rank of four officers and
gave six others punishment of severe reprimand.
It reinstated six
officers, retired two in the public interest, promoted one, DCP Emmanuel Eze to
CP, and retired him.
The PSC reviewed the
punishment of reduction in rank of Inspector Falade Kayode, exonerated him and
restored his rank of ASP 1.
Ikechukwu noted that the
commission also approved the proper placement and adjustment of promotion dates
of CP Njoku Henry Eronini, CP Afolabi Babatola Adeniyi and CP Taiwo Olusola
Jesubiyi.
Their placement was
adjusted in the CP staff list from 24/03/2022 to 09/03/2022 to maintain
seniority in the Force.
The commission adjusted
the promotion date of CP Ogundele Ayodeji to 03/06/2021 instead of 09/03/2022.
The PSC said it adjusted the confirmation date of DCP Nwonyi Polycap Emeka to
read 07/12/2018 instead of 29/09/2020.
The statement further
revealed some of the newly promoted DSPs including 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 ASP11, the PSC said, 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.
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