Reward For Hard Work: 40,000 Police Officers Set To Be Promoted In The Next Two Months

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has disclosed that about 40,000 policemen between the rank of constable and inspector would be promoted in the next two months.

The IG revealed this in Lagos where he is currently on a private visit. He stated that the rank and file personnel in the force does the core duties which makes policing effective; includes arrests, investigations and other specially assigned duties.

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He further revealed that the police authorities, in a bid to compensate these officers for their hard work,  had embarked on housing projects across the six geo-political zones in the country in order to build two-bedroom flats valued at about N4 million each with funding from mortgage institutions.

He said: “There have been a backlog of promotions between the constable and inspector cadre,involving about 36,000 of them. Two groups are already undergoing their promotional courses.

“Within the next two months, about 40,000 policemen between the rank of constable and inspector will undertake promotion exercises, and be moved up to the next rank.

“If we are able to solve the problem of the rank and file in the police, half of the issues we are dealing with, which is corruption would be resolved. Corruption is born out of insecurity.’’

He assured officers willing to participate in the promotion exercises, that they would be given allowances for feeding, transport and others, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

He also urged members of the public to actively participate in community policing, stressing that one million policemen were not enough for Nigeria’s security challenges.

“All community leaders should take interest in who comes to their domain, their family background and what the person does for a living.

“If people in all areas give regular information to the police, ensuring security would be better,’’ he said.

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He then used the opportunity to warn police officers  attached to some individuals, stating that  any officer caught doing so would be arrested.

“Any individual who feels that he needs special protection should go and hire private security. The police is for all,’’ he added. 

Meanwhile, yesterday, Arase redeployed 19 Assistant Inspector-Generals of Police to various states across the country. Arase also redeployed 49 ‎Commissioners of Police to various states.

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