The interview for the promotion, especially from the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police to Commissioner of Police, was conducted at the headquarters of the PSC in Abuja on Thursday and Friday last week, The Eagle Online recalls
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The legal body on Sunday also called on the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, and the Police Service Commission to call the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Mustapha, and the Warri Area Commander, ACP Mohammed Shaba, to order over the alleged assault.
This comes just as several policemen kicked against what they have termed the bastardised way of promoting junior officers ahead of their seniors.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that PSC had earlier shortlisted 133,324 applicants for screening as part of the process.
Shuaib Gambo, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, said this while speaking to newsmen shortly after he inspected the exercise at Police Officers Mess, Minna.
The commission’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, said in a statement on Thursday that the exercise would commence on May 7 in the 36 state police command headquarters and the Federal Capital Territory.
The commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja
The Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja
Addressing newsmen, Chairman of the union, Umar Sharubutu, said that the appointment of retired policeman as chairman of the commission was an aberration.
Aside from the shortage of personnel caused by such indiscriminate deployments, some of the policemen that should have been distinguished men and women have been turned into servitude. What we see is usually photographs on social media, showing police officers carrying bags for wives of politicians and officers holding umbrellas over foreigners by shielding them from the sun
Ani stated that the commission also vacated a pending disciplinary matter against DCP Godwin Nwobodo and promoted him to the rank of Commissioner of Police with effect from January 30, 2013.
This final action was triggered by a National Industrial Court judgement of November 28, 2017, after almost three years of victimization, activism, advocacy, petitions and litigations for his reinstatement.
The claimants had joined the Chairman, Police Service Commission as co-respondent in their suit.
He said that three Commissioners of Police were promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspector -General of Police, while four Deputy Commissioners of Police moved to Commissioners of Police in addition to 12 Assistant Commissioners of Police who are now Deputy Commissioners of Police.
He said that two commissioners of police and 13 Deputy Commissioners of police were promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police and commissioners respectively within the period under review.
In a petition sent to the office of the SGF and signed by the CSNAC Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the group said the continuous stay of Okiro as PSC chairman is a contemptuous disregard of the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a petition forwarded to the anti-graft Commission and signed by CSNAC’s Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the Network said it is calling for the review of a report with the reference number ICPC/INV/GBP/HOD/362 and dated August 6, 2015, and prosecution of Okiro based on a petition sent to it by a whistleblower in the PSC, Aaron Kaase
Popularly known as the Apo Six, the traders and the lady were shot dead on their way from a night club at a police checkpoint and labelled as armed robbers
The affected officers are: CP Etop James and Rasheed Akintunde who were promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, while it confirmed acting appointments of six Deputy Commissioners of Police to commissioners of police.
A statement issued by Amaraizu on Saturday in Enugu said the awards were given on November 24 at a ceremony in Rome