Over 500 senior Police officers from across the federation, Thursday, appeared before the Police Service Commission (PSC) and were subjected to promotion interviews prelude to their consideration for promotion to the next ranks.
Among them were 56 Chief Superintendents of Police, who were recommended for promotion to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police while 451 Superintendents were recommended for consideration to the next rank of Chief Superintendents of Police.
The candidates were subjected to a written examination with Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, honourable commissioner representing the Judiciary and Taiwo Lekanu, honourable commissioner representing the Police and chairman of the standing committee on police affairs, presiding.
Spokesperson of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said the commission has decided to henceforth take promotion examination as an indispensable condition for promotion in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) so as to ensure that police officers are mentally equipped to face the challenges of the 21st Century policing in line with global best practices.
He also said this is to ensure that merit, competence, and character count in promotion exercise.
Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) are expected to appear before the commission on Friday, 19, 2025, for their own round of the promotion examination.
Speaking on the promotional exams, chairman of the commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd) , said the PSC has consistently pushed for a dynamic new Police Force for a new Nigeria, which the present government was ambitiously building.
DIG Argungu (rtd) also added that the commission will not rest until this was achieved and believed that the commission was on the right track to its achievement.
He called on Nigerians to continue to support the Nigeria Police Force as an encouragement for them to rededicate themselves to the service of the nation.
