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IGP suspends promotion of police officers

TheoJune 15, 2024

IGP suspends promotion of police officers – OsunDefender

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has suspended the special promotion of certain police officers.

The police chief announced this while honouring newly promoted senior police officers in Abuja on Friday.

The IGP expressed his frustration over the excessive lobbying for special promotions and stated that any recommendation for such promotions would henceforth be met with disciplinary action.

Egbetokun noted that the police command would take care of all cases where special promotions were deemed necessary.

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He condemned some officials who pushed for special promotions and pointed out that from now on, anyone recommended by politicians and influential people in society would be subject to disciplinary action.

Egbetokun also said that the police command would arrange for the special promotion of an officer if necessary.

He also banned unjustified advertising on posts and warned that anyone found guilty of this act would be prosecuted for compliance with the armed forces’ laws.

Following the warning, the police chief awarded 15 senior police officers who had recently been promoted from their original rank to a new rank.

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