PSC promotes four Police academy officers

Police Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday, promoted four Police Officers currently teaching at the Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, who have successfully completed different academic programmes and acquired PhD certificates.

This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the spokesperson of the Commission, Mr Ikechukwu Ani.

According to the statement, the affected Officers, are CSP Favour Fadawag; Inspector  Shide Sunday; Inspector Oparaji Benjamin  Chetachi Ukwu, and Inspector Benjamin Wanger.

It stated that CSP Fadawag was promoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police while the three Inspectors were promoted to Assistant Superintendents of Police for now until they were confirmed for further proper placement.

It explained that the Chairman of the Commission DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd who presided over its extraordinary Management Meeting where the promotions were approved assured that other Police Officers with additional professional certificates and who have been engaged in such professional duties as Lawyers would soon be upgraded in line with the public Service requirements.

According to it, DIG Argungu further added that the Commission would henceforth encourage merit and personal development as motivation to greater dedication and commitment to duty.

He noted that the Commission would continue to promote transparency and accountability in the conduct of its constitutional mandate and assured serving Police Officers that their welfare including proper placement will receive the Commission’s attention.

The PSC Chairman said that all lecturers in the Police Academy who have additional certificates would be considered for promotion.

He also announced that while the Commission gives attention to Police welfare, it will not fail to fight corruption not only in the Commands, Departments, etc but also in Police Colleges and the Academy.

DIG Argungu said that the Commission’s policy on whistle-blowing would soon be taken to the Police Academy and all the Police Colleges and anyone found with corrupt tendencies would be sanctioned.

According to him, “We have to expose the enemies of our country, anyone found collecting money for admission into the Academy or recruitment into the Police will be dealt with according to the law of the land”, he remarked.

He congratulated the newly promoted Officers and charged them to go and give their best in the service of their fatherland.

This came just as DIG Taiwo Lakanu, a member of the Commission commended the Chairman for his remarkable courage to pull through the promotion of the Officers with PhD certificates and had continued to lecture with Inspector ranks.

DIG Lakanu said that he would continue to stand by him and ensure that the Commission succeeds in turning around the Nigeria Police Force for the better.

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