The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted Inspector Mohammed Aminu, who trended on social media after he was assaulted in uniform by popular singer, Seun Kuti, to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) 1.

The PSC also approved the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of Police, the promotion of the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, to the next rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), and the confirmation of 9,016 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs).

This was contained in a statement issued by the PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, on Thursday, July 20, 2023.

Ani noted that the commission, at its ongoing 21st Plenary Meeting on Wednesday, July 19, also approved the promotion of 14,052 Inspectors to Assistant Superintendents of Police, while one Inspector Habila Bulus was promoted to ASP 11 for his gallantry and commitment to duty.

He said the former Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, Olalaye Falaye, was equally promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) after the commission had approved the adjustment of his position in the seniority list.

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The PSC spokesman added that the commission also approved the appointment of AIG Matthew Akinyosola in charge of the Special Protection Unit (SPU) Deputy Inspector General of Police to fill in the position vacated by the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) who had represented the South West zone in the Police Management Team.

According to him, some of the Inspectors who attended the last Departmental Selection Board promotion  interview and whose promotion to the rank of unconfirmed Assistant Superintendents of Police were approved include Chioma Precious Osuagwu, Special Protection Unit, SPU BASE 6; Emmanuel Ani; Rivers State Command; Godwin Eneji; PMF 3, Enugu; Inspector Joan Nnenna Chime, Enugu State Command; Ifeoma Ezeugo,  Enugu State Command; Daniel Yusef; Mathew Nwaosuagwu; Bello Abdullahi and Macus Gah.

Others are Muter Sani, Chinedu Agbo, Apie Jeremiah, Nwali Nelson, Barnabas Daniel, Obadiah Waje, Safiya Mohammed, Morakinyo Hamzat, Ramatu Abdullahi, Ivwidiotu Lucky, Ogbonna Immaculata, Adio Olubunmi, Amah Bright, Olufemi Kayode, and Dennis Fwah, among others.

Ani further listed the commissioners who are exiting the commission on July 24, 2023, to include Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi representing the Judiciary and the North-East; AIG Lawal Bawa (rtd), representing the Police and North-West; Austin Braimoh, representing the Media and South-South; Najatu Mohammed, representing Women; and Rommy Mom, representing the Organized Human Rights Organisations and North-Central.

He quoted the PSC Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, as charging the newly promoted officers to see their promotion as a call to greater commitment to the service of their fatherland.

Arase noted that benefits and burden go together, warning that the police officers must respect the human rights of the citizens “as any officer who goes against this will face serious consequences”.

He added that all hands must be on deck for a national rebirth, saying: “We must support this government to succeed and ensuring a secured and peaceful nation is a task we must not toy with.”

The Star