Weeks after some officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force were demoted and some dismissed for various offences, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu said promotion process in the force is guided by the principles of seniority, merit as well as reflective of records of discipline and invaluable experience.
Adamu said this during the decoration of 10 newly promoted Senior Officers in Abuja on Monday.
He also said that a total of 41,863 police personnel had been promoted in the last 19 months.
“Since the inception of my administration as the IG in January, 2019, a total of 41,863 officers and men of the Force across different ranks had been promoted to their next ranks,” he said.
The IG said the decoration followed the recent promotion of 6,601 personnel of the force by the Police Service Commission.
He said one DIG, four AIG, three Commissioners, three Deputy Commissioners, eight Chief Superintendents, 607 Superintendents, 206 Deputy Superintendents and 5,769 ASP were promoted.
Adamu, who congratulated the newly decorated officers, urged them to deploy their intellect and demonstrate sound professional judgement in all their decisions at all times.
