The Nigeria Police on Friday announced the promotion of 1,944 policemen, which it said was a “New Year Gift” for its officers.
A statement signed by the Force Deputy Public Relations Officer, CSP Frank Mba, said “the Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, in the pursuit of his agenda for a better welfare regime for personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, graciously approved the promotion of One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Forty-four (1,944) junior Police Officers within the rank of Constable and Sergeant, to their next ranks.”
The 1,944 beneficiaries of the new promotion are spread across all Police Commands and Formations within the country, including the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The elevation of the officers takes effect from 1st January, 2013.
The statement added that all the beneficiaries of the promotion exercise had earlier attended and passed a special promotion course organized for them at the four premier Police Colleges located at Lagos, Orji-River, Kaduna and Maiduguri. The trainings were designed to prepare the personnel for the challenges and responsibilities of their new ranks.
The IGP charged them to see their elevation as a call to greater tasks and challenges, as they will be saddled with higher responsibilities. He reminded them of the need to be more dutiful, disciplined, courageous and patriotic in the discharge of their responsibilities.
Meanwhile, the IGP has reiterated his commitment to the welfare and well-being of officers and men of the Force, particularly, those within the Inspectorate rank and file cadre whom he described as the “foot soldiers” of the Force. He promised to continue to do his best in conjunction with other relevant government agencies to promote their overall working conditions, particularly, as they commence a new journey into 2013.
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