BREAKING: Nigerian Police Service Commission Schedules AIG Promotion Interviews For Commissioners Amid Retirement Saga

The Nigerian Police Service Commission (POLSCOM) has announced the schedule for the promotion examination and interactive session for senior officers seeking advancement from Commissioner of Police (CP) to Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG). 

This was made known in a police wireless message obtained by SaharaReporters.

According to an official directive from the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the examination is set to take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the Hon. Chairman's Conference Room, 6th Floor, PSC Corporate Headquarters, Plot 64, Cadastral Zone, Jabi, Abuja.

Senior officers listed to attend include: Compol Uzuegbu Kanayo, Compol Garba Ahmed, Compol Nemi Edwin Osigboka Iwo and Salman Garba Dogo.

The directive stated that officers should refresh their knowledge in professional studies, as they will be tested on core policing competencies.

Officers are required to adhere to a formal dress code, with conventional attire consisting of a black jacket, beret, and swagger cane. Tactical officers will appear in their respective uniforms and berets.
The Force Headquarters (FHQ) Security Office will oversee the transportation and security arrangements.

Meanwhile, the AIGPOL MOPOL unit is instructed to provide 12 armed personnel for escort duties.

However, the Transport Department (TRANSFOR) will provide a coaster bus and two Hilux vans for movement.
The message added that Alall officers must report to the ForSec Office, 4th Floor, FHQ Abuja for a briefing and conveyance to the venue by 8:00 AM on the day of the interview.

The wireless message read, "CB:4001/FS/FHQ/ABJ/V.12/T1 X ORDER AND DIRECTIVES X RE-PROMOTION INTERVIEW SENIOR OFFICERS CP - AIG X POLSCOM HAS SCHEDULED PROMOTION EXAMINATION/INTERACTIVE SESSION FOR CP AIG X DATE X TUESDAY 18/02/2025 X VENUE X HON. CHAIRMAN'S CONFERENCE ROOM 6TH FLOOR PSC CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS PLOT 64 CADASTRAL ZONE X JABI X ABUJA X TIME X 1000HRS PROMPT X INGENPOL DIRECTS THE FOLLOWING SENIOR OFFICERS ATTEND THE INTERVIEW AS SCHEDULED X COMPOL UZUEGBU KANAYO psc(+) X COMPOL GARBA AHMED X COMPOL NEMI EDWIN OSIGBOKA IWO X SALMAN GARBA DOGO X OFFICERS ARE ADVISED TO REFRESH THEIR MEMORIES IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AS THEY WILL BE TESTED IN AREAS OF CORE COMPETENCE X DRESS CODE X CONVENTIONAL X BLACK JACKET WITH BERET AND SWAGGER CANE X THOSE IN TACTICAL FORMATIONS ARE TO APPEAR IN THEIR TACTICAL UNIFORM AND APPLICABLE BERET X OFFICERS TO REPORT AT FORSEC OFFICE 4TH FLOOR FHQ ABUJA FOR BRIEFING/CONVEYANCE TO THE VENUE X BY 0800HRS X AIGPOL MOPOL ONLY X YOU ARE TO PROVIDE TWELVE (12) NEATLY TURNED OUT ARMED MEN X TO ESCORT THE SENIOR OFFICERS TO POLSCOM X FOR THE INTERVIEW X ON 18TH FEBRUARY 2025 X TRANSFOR ONLY X YOU ARE TO PROVIDE ONE (1) SERVICEABLE COASTER BUS FOR CONVEYANCE OF THE SENIOR OFFICERS TO AND FROM VENUE OF INTERVIEW X TWO (2) SERVICEABLE HILUX VANS FOR ESCORT X THE ESCORT MEN ARE TO BE PLACED ON STANDBY BY 0700HRS X AT FHQ PARADE GROUND UNFAILINGLY X TREAT AS VERY IMPORTANT X PLEASE."
 

This development came five days after SaharaReporters reported that the.Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, ordered the posting and redeployment of personnel to take over from officers implicated in forgery, age falsification, and circumventing service regulations.

SaharaReporters had earlier published a list of about 467 Nigerian police officers found to have falsified their age and bypassed service regulations.

They include Simon Lough, SAN, Benneth Igweh and many others.

The list consists of 15 officers on Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 36/2002; Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 35/2000 - 33 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 34/96 -12 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspectors Course 4/94 now Course 33 -24 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 21/2002 -14 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 20/2000- 48 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 19/1996-34 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 18/94 -11 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspr Course 25/2012- 1 officer; Force Entrants Cadet Inspr Course 31/1990-15 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspr Course 1/88- 7 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 26/2012 – 5 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspector Course 37/2005- 8 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 39/2009 – 2 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Course 1/2010 – 5 officers; Force Entrants Cadet Inspector Course 3/92 – 14 officers; Force Entrants Cadet ASP Promotion Course 1\2003 PSC Jos - 209 officers; and a final list of 10 officers. 

While hundreds of the police officers were implicated in the scandal involving forgery, age falsification, and bypassing service regulations, some were said to have quietly retired.

SaharaReporters had also reported that the Inspector General of Police, Egbetokun, had ordered that the senior police officers who refused to retire should appear before a disciplinary committee.

On Friday, SaharaReporters exclusively reported that a mutiny was brewing within the Nigeria Police Force, as over 200 senior officers were refusing to retire despite being found to have falsified their birth records.

SaharaReporters had learnt that some of the officers had been serving for up to 44 years and that the development had led to tensions between Egbetokun and the Deputy Inspector General of the Federal Investigation Department, Dasuki Galandanchi.

Galandanchi is seeking a two-year extension, citing the precedent set by Egbetokun, who was granted an extension despite being due for retirement last year.
Two police signals obtained by SaharaReporters last Tuesday showed that Egbetokun on 9th of February ordered the replacement of some affected officers.

Meanwhile, the police authorities have fully authorised the retirement of all affected officers.