PSC promotes 952 ASPs to DSPs, rejects 176 officers’ promotion

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 952 Assistant Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Deputy Superintendents.

The PSC also declined the promotion of 176 ASPs found to have retired from service and another 3 suspected to have died.

The decisions were made at the first plenary meeting of the 6th board of the commission held at the corporate headquarters of the commission in Abuja.

Some of the newly promoted Officers include Maidawa Yakubu, Edwin Thomas, Chagga  Yakubu, Sabo Hassan, Omini Dickson, Bassey Alobo, Enyinnaya  Ejimadu, Grace Okon, Rose Bassey, Fidelis Offorbuike, Adamu Isa Audu, and Ofem Uket.

Others are Elvina Ochia Chukwu, FCID special fraud unit, Ikoyi, Lagos; Kyrian  Igwe, Enugu State Command; Ndidiamaka  Onwude, O/C JWC, B Division, Kpirikpri, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Command; Rosemary  Obianuju Egbo, Area Command, Warri, Delta State; Tabitha Gotan, Uya Bassey Johnson, Abia State Command; Elizabeth  Ajik, NPF-NCC, FCID; Sunday Prince Ajaegbu, 44 PMF Force Headquarters, Abuja; and Deborah Danjuma, SPU BASE 7, Abuja.

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Olowu Yetunde Olatunde, Ogun state Command, Felix Okpaleke, 32 PMF, Abakaliki Zakka Bulus, FCT Command Abuja, Kudirat  Elegba, SPU Base 2, Lagos, Isioma  Omodion, Delta State Command, Ukpabio Ayi Akiba, Rivers state Command and Edna Emeh Bassey were among the ASPs elevated to the new rank of DSPs.

The PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, said the commission’s approval has been forwarded to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for implementation.

Ani quoted the chairman of the commission, Hashimu Argungu, as congratulating the newly promoted officers

Argungu also charged the promoted officers to imbibe the spirit of nationalism and respect for the laws and regulations of the Police Service.

Argungu noted that the PSC will no longer tolerate diversionary and unauthorised actions by serving officers, especially when they have duly established channels to ventilate any grievance.

He assured them that the PSC will continue to ensure that their career progression is not hindered or trampled upon.

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