10,581 policemen and women of inspector cadre and other ranks are to be promoted in a major exercise aimed at boosting the morale of policemen and women of the Nigeria Police.
The breakdown of the list shows that 9,831 Police Constables are slated to be promoted to the rank of Corporal, 81 Corporals will advance to the rank of Sergeant, while 669 officers are set to progress from the rank of Sergeant to Inspector.
The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun, who authorised the promotion said deserving police personnel will always receive their promotion based solely on merit.
While emphasizing the zeal of the Police leadership to foster a culture of meritocracy and career advancement, he reiterated the pivotal role of timely promotions in enhancing the morale of officers and bolstering the overall effectiveness of the Force, noting that it serves as cornerstones in sustaining the ongoing manpower development initiatives.
Meanwhile, medical screening for recruitment of constables is to take place at 20 designated centres as approved by the Police Service Commission.
The Police Recruitment Board set up by the Commission to midwife the ongoing recruitment of Nigerians into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police has confirmed that the 20 centres for the medical screening is for successful and shortlisted applicants from the just concluded computer-based tests conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB.
The medical screening is one of the several processes put in place by the Board to evaluate the applicants for suitability for the job.
The applicants had earlier been subjected to physical and credentials screening before the computer-based test and they will on April 16th 2024 undergo the last of the screenings with the medical examination. The medical screening will last for two weeks.
The 20 centres selected for the exercise are Zone 1 Kano – Police Cottage Hospital Bompai, Kano; Zone 2 Lagos – Police College Ikeja; Zone 3 Yola – Police Clinic Yola; Zone 4, Makurdi – Police Clinic Makurdi; Zone 5, Benin – Police Cottage Hospital, Benin and Zone 6, Calabar – Police Hospital Calabar. Other centres are Zone 7, Abuja – MD Abubakar Police Hospital, Dei Dei Abuja; Zone 8 Lokoja – Police Clinic, Lokoja; Zone 9, Umuahia – Police Hospital Umuahia, Zone 10, Sokoto – PTS Clinic Sokoto; Zone 11 Osogbo – Police Hospital Osogbo; Zone 12 Bauchi – PTS Clinic Bauchi; Zone 13 Ukpo – Police Hospital Awka; Zone 14, Katsina – Ibrahim Coomassie Cottage Hospital Katsina; Zone 15 Maiduguri – Police College, Maiduguri and Zone 16, Yenagoa – Zone 16 Headquarters Yenagoa.
The other four centres are: Zone 17, Akure – Police Hospital Akure; Zone 18, Yobe – Ultra Modern Police Hospital, Gashua Road, Damaturu; Zone 19, Kaduna – Police College Clinic Kaduna and Zone 20, Gusau – Police Secondary School Clinic, Zaria Road Gusau.
The candidates for the medical screening have already been contacted on the dates and time for their screening.
The Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, prayed for a successful conclusion of the recruitment exercise.
He advised the applicants to ensure that they keep to the dates and time allocated to them, adding that medical professionals have been selected to examine their medical status which is one of the requirements for the recruitment.
Dr. Arase, a retired Inspector-General of Police, said successful applicants will report at designated Police Colleges for the mandatory training.
The Police Recruitment Board has Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Commissioner of the Police Service Commission as Chairman, assisted by DIG Frank Mbah, DIG Training. Deputy Commissioner of Police Bode Akinbamilowo is Secretary of the Board and he is assisted by Sanusi Yusuf, an Assistant Director with the Police Service Commission.
Membership of the Board is drawn from the Police Service Commission, Nigeria Police, Ministry of Police Affairs, Federal Character Commission, Police Trust Fund and Police Colleges.