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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 5,718 senior Police Officers comprising both General duty and specialist cadres of the Force. The Commission approved the promotion of 12 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIG; 19 Deputy Commissioners of Police, DCPs to the substantive rank of Commissioners and 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police, ACPs to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners. 33 Chief Superintendents of Police, CSPs were also elevated to Assistant Commissioners. According to the Head of Press and...

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase, retired Inspector General of Police, has said the Commission and the Nigeria Police Force are going through a challenging period of its existence, stressing that crime across the world has become so scientific and requires that those that will fight it (Police) must be scientific in its approach. According to the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement, Dr. Arase noted that oversight responsibilities have become so vast and challenging that the Commission...

By Okosun Dennis As the 3rd Edition of the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) kicks off at the Civil Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, stakeholders and security agencies are proffering solutions to the proliferation of lethal weapons which has assumed a dangerous dimension in Nigeria. Delivering the lecture, the Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), IGP Solomon Arase (Rtd), said allowing non-state actors to bear arms is dangerous to lives and properties and to the citizenry, and as such, there should be concerted efforts to address the surge with...

The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC),  Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the recruitment of 30,000 new personnel into the Nigeria Police Force. He said the gesture would help not only in sustaining peace and security but also check the proliferation of small arms and lethal weapons, which has been the bane of safety in the nation. IGP Arase (retd), who was represented by AIG Ade Shinaba (retd), made the remarks while speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at the 2023 National Association...

…SAYS DECISION IS TO UPHOLD DISCIPLINE, DISCOURAGE STATUS REVERSAL The Police Service Commission (PSC) has compulsorily retired four Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) and they are Dan-Mallam Mohammed, Moses Ambakina Jitiboh, Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa, and Adeleke Adeyinka Bode. Head, Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement on Monday, said, the retirement is an exercise of the Commission’s statutory powers, pursuant to the Third Schedule, Part 1 M, para A&B of the 1999 Constitution, reinforced with Section 6 of the Commissions (Establishment) Act 2001, para...

…SAYS “I AM HERE FOR SERVICE TO GOD AND HUMANITY” The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase, a retired Inspector General of Police has reaffirmed his commitment to building a strong relationship with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), adding that it must not be fractious. Dr. Arase, who declared this in his first official Town Hall Meeting with the Staff of the Commission, says that he is in the Commission for service to God and humanity. He said that with the support, understanding, and patience of...

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase, retired Inspector General of Police, today Thursday, August 3, 2023, received in audience the acting Inspector General of Police, Dr. Olukayode Egbetokun who was visiting the Commission for the first time since his assumption of office. In a statement by the Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the PSC Chairman and the visiting acting IGP had a one-hour fruitful discussion on several issues that will progress the two federal government Agencies in the area of advancing the security...

Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Dr. Solomon Aras The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase has described the late former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Tafa Balogun, as a great leader and mentor whose strength, courage, inspection, and kindness, provided immense opportunities for all those who knew and worked with him while he was alive. Dr. Arase revealed this while eulogising Alhaji Tafa Balogun on the first-year remembrance anniversary of his death. He also described him as a strong, dynamic, and hardworking boss who invested...