BEVERLY HILLS, April 20, (THEWILL) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved special promotion of 45 police officers who participated in the successful arrest of notorious kidnap kingpin, Evans.
In a statement by the spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, the commission took the decision at its 27th Plenary Meeting which began in Abuja on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 and presided over by the Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Mike Mbama Okiro, a retired Inspector General of Police.
“The promotion and acting appointments were based on the superlative performance of the officers in the arrest of the deadly gang who terrorized Nigerians,” the statement read.
“The officers are of the Intelligence Response Team, (IRT), Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Technical Intelligence Unit under the direct supervision and coordination of the IGP Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters Abuja.
“The promotion and acting appointments were also necessitated by the need to match rank with schedules of duty either being performed or to be performed by the officers and for their acts of gallantry and courage exhibited in the course of duty.
“The Forty five officers promoted includes DCP Habu A. Sani, the Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit who has been directed to appear before the Commission, Friday, April 20th 2018 for an interactive session in line with the Commission’s policy for officers transiting to the rank of Commissioner.
“Others are two Assistant Commissioners of Police to Deputy Commissioners, one Chief Superintendent of Police to Assistant Commissioner of Police, one Superintendent of Police to Chief Superintendent, sixteen Assistant Superintendents of Police to Deputy Superintendent and twenty four Inspectors to Assistant Superintendents.
“One Assistant Superintendent was appointed acting Deputy Superintendent while twelve Inspectors were also appointed acting Assistant Superintendents.
“The acting appointments were approved for officers who were not due for promotion.”
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