BREAKING: 45 Police Officers Involved In The Arrest Of Notorious Kidnapper, Evans Get Special Promotion

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved special promotion of forty five police officers who participated in the successful arrest of notorious kidnap kingpin, Evans.\

Recall that the notorious kidnapper, who was arrested at his mansion in Magodo area of Lagos last year, is being prosecuted by the State Government in court alongside others for masterminding and executing series of high profile kidnappings and murder in the State.

In a statement by the spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, the commission took the decision today at its 27th Plenary Meeting which began in Abuja on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 and presided over by the Chairman of the Commission, Sir Dr. Mike Mbama Okiro, a retired Inspector General of Police.

“The promotion and acting appointments were based on the superlative performance of the officers in the arrest of the deadly gang who terrorized Nigerians. The officers are of the Intelligence Response Team, (IRT), Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Technical Intelligence Unit under the direct supervision and coordination of the IGP Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters Abuja.

“The promotion and acting appointments were also necessitated by the need to match rank with schedules of duty either being performed or to be performed by the officers and for their acts of gallantry and courage exhibited in the course of duty”, the statement reads in part.

According to the statement, Forty five officers promoted included DCP Habu A. Sani, the Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit who has been directed to appear before the Commission tomorrow, Friday, April 20th 2018 for an interactive session in line with the Commission’s policy for officers transiting to the rank of Commissioner.

“Others are two Assistant Commissioners of Police to Deputy Commissioners, one Chief Superintendent of Police to Assistant Commissioner of Police, one Superintendent of Police to Chief Superintendent, sixteen Assistant Superintendents of Police to Deputy Superintendent and twenty four Inspectors to Assistant Superintendents”, the statement reads.

Meanwhile, the PSC said thirteen of the officers were promoted in acting capacity because they weren’t eligible for substantive promotion.

“One Assistant Superintendent was appointed acting Deputy Superintendent while twelve Inspectors were also appointed acting Assistant Superintendents. The acting appointments were approved for officers who were not due for promotion”.