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The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it has suspended the promotion of eight police commissioners to the rank of assistant inspector generals for snubbing the mandatory interview required for the promotion.
The commission also suspended the promotion of 11 deputy commissioners of police to commissioners.
The PSC took the decision at the end of its reconvened 18th plenary meeting which was held in Abuja.
Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, in a statement on Sunday, said the officers refused to honour the invitation by the commission to appear before it to ascertain their suitability for the new offices.
“The commission suspended the promotion of eight commissioners of police to the rank of assistant inspectors general and eleven deputy commissioners of police to the next rank of commissioners due to their failure to appear before it for the mandatory promotion interview.
“The commission had sent invitations to the officers to appear before it for the usual interaction to ascertain their suitability and capability for the new offices.
“The commission expressed surprise on their failure to honour the invitation especially as the 2023 general elections are just days.”
Ani had earlier revealed that the PSC had promoted 17 chief superintendents of police to assistant commissioners and 301 superintendents of police to chief superintendents.
“47 skipped deputy superintendents of police from previous recommendations to the commission were also promoted to superintendents of police while 665 assistant superintendents of police were promoted to deputy superintendents of police,” he said.
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