The Police Service Commission on Wednesday approved the promotion of 8,053 senior Police Officers.
On Monday, 11 Commissioners of Police were promoted to the next rank of AIGs, and 16 DCPs were promoted to substantive CPs.
On Tuesday, 21 ACPs were promoted to DCPs while 57 CSPs were elevated to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners.
In a statement on Wednesday, the commission’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, said a total of 8,053 senior police officers, compromising 1,348 Superintendents of Police, were promoted to the next rank of Chief Superintendents.
He added that 876 DSPs were promoted to the rank of Superintendents and 5,829 ASPs to DSPs.
The promoted officers included: Anjuguri Manzah, DCO, Onne Port Division; Ihunwo Josephine, Zonal Public Relations Officer Zone 13 Ukpo; Matilda Ngbaronye, former Public Information Officer, African Union Mission in Somalia; former Deputy PPRO, Lagos State Command, former DPO Ilupeju and currently DPO Iponri; Opara Angela Precious, IGP Secretariat, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Ajaka Chinedu, Admin Officer, 44 PMF; Felix Ekpoudom, O/C Quick Intervention Unit, Akwa Ibom State and former DPO, Eket; Ehinola Temitope Layomi, 2 PMF, Lagos; Okebugwu Eggbath Chidozie DPO, Abakaliki Road, and Okereke Joy Onyedikachu, O/C Servicom, Enugu State Command.
Some of the 876 DSPs promoted to the next rank of Superintendents include Nnakwe Ugochukwu, Ebonyi State Command; Nioopwa Sondago; Fayiwole Julius Oluwadare; Chijioke Okoroafor and Omotayo Olatunde.