At least 4,000 policemen, who sat for and passed the
2015 Departmental Selection Board (DSB)
screening, to move from the rank of
Inspectors to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), are yet to get the
promotion.
These policemen have appealed to the police hierarchy
to review their case.
In a letter, addressed to the Inspector General of
Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, and Chairman of Police Service Commission
(PSC), Sir Mike Okiro, the affected policemen said they have spent one year
after passing the promotion examination, but are yet to be promoted.
The letter, signed by the spokesman for the group, Mr.
Olaleye Aladesanmi, said that the 4,000 officers are part of the 9,000 that
passed the exam, adding that the other 5,000 had since been promoted to their
due ranks.
The letter reads in part: “Sir, we want to state
categorically as follows: That over 13,000 inspectors attended the September
2015 board interview scheduled in different zones of the federation. Reference
to your publication in the police gazette and Force Order, that 9,000 plus
passed the Departmental Selection Board (DSB). That from January 2016 till
date, 5,000 officers have been promoted to substantive rank of ASP, leaving
about 4,000 Inspectors, who also passed the DSB interview behind. It was
noticed that a lot of juniors between 2011 and 2014 have been promoted, leaving
behind 2009 and 2010 inspectors who are due.
“On assumption of office, our able IGP Ibrahim K.
Idris set up a committee to look into the irregularities and lopsidedness in
the last promotion exercise that stirred chaos and rancour amongst the force
termed promotion of discord by the former IGP Solomon Arase (rtd.) dated July
17, 2016. He promised to promote the affected officers.
“We are yet to know or see the outcome of the committee.
In all fairness to ensure equity and boost morale of the said officers, we pray
the IGP and PSC to promote the affected officers and back date same to January
1, 2016, with or without payment as justice delayed is justice denied. We trust
that there will be a tremendous experience of change under your watch and pray
for the best Police force Nigeria can have.”
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