BREAKING: IGP Baba elevates 21,039 junior police officers last promoted in 2017
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Apr 14, 2022
More than 4 years after their last promotions, 21,039 junior officers have been elevated by Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba.
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The promotion of the officers who were last elevated on or before 2017, comprises 20,572 Sergeants to Inspector, 324 Corporals to Sergeants, and 143 Constables to Corporal.
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Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi announced the approval in a statement on Thursday.
Adejobi said it is part of efforts aimed at improving the welfare, conditions of service and boosting the morale of personnel for greater efficiency.
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Baba assured that he remained committed to manpower development to ensure that deserving personnel are rewarded to encourage hard work.
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The IGP informed senior police officers that the Force high command is liaising with the Police Service Commission (PSC) on the release of their promotion.
He commended the newly-promoted officers for their resilience and charged them to see their new ranks as a call for renewed zeal, vigour and patriotism to duty.
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