#EndSARS: 16 Dead Officers Among 82,779 Promoted By Police
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, on Monday approved the promotion of eighty-two thousand, seven hundred and seventy nine (82,779) junior police officers to their next ranks.
In a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, said that the promotion of 56,779 Sergeants to Inspector, 17,569 Corporal to Sergeants and 8,431 Constables to Corporal is part of the on-going efforts at boosting the morale of personnel and repositioning the Force for greater efficiency.
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The IGP stated that those promoted also include “86 junior officers negatively impacted by the ENDSARS riots – 16 got special posthumous promotion while 70 others injured during the violence arising from the ENDSARS protests were equally promoted.”
The police boss, while congratulating the officers, charged them to see their promotion as a mark of additional responsibility and a call to rededicate themselves to their professional calling.
He also enjoined them to continue to carry out their duties diligently and in conformity with best practices and respect for the rights of the citizens, noting that the promotion, albeit posthumously, of the officers who were killed by some ENDSARS protesters “is a symbolic gesture in recognition of the ultimate price they paid in the service of the nation.”
He therefore promised to work with all relevant agencies, organs of Government and other stakeholders in driving a successful reform of the Police for improved welfare and conditions of service towards better service delivery to the people.
