The former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), 10 days after reaching retirement age.
The promotion was announced by PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement on Monday.
Magu was billed to retire from the force on May 5, 2022, after 32 years in service.
The suspended anti-corruption chief was born on May 5, 1962, and will be 60 this year, making him eligible for retirement from the police force in accordance with Section 18(8) of the new Police Act.
Mr Ani said Magu was promoted alongside some senior officers at the 15th Plenary Meeting of the commission on Friday.
He said acting DIG John Ogbonnaya Amadi was appointed a substantive Deputy Inspector General of Police, while Zama Bala Senchi was also appointed a Deputy Inspector General of Police.
The statement said aside Magu, seven Commissioners of Police were promoted to Assistant Inspectors General of Police.
The PSC also approved the promotion of 23 Deputy Commissioners to the next rank of Commissioners of Police; 31 Assistant Commissioners to Deputy Commissioners of Police and 63 Chief Superintendents of Police promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police.
“The Plenary Meeting which began on Wednesday, May 11th 2022 was presided over by Alhaji Musiliu Smith, Chairman of the Commission and former Inspector General of Police. DIG Amadi, currently acting, replaced late DIG Joseph Egbunike and will be representing the South East in the Force Management team while DIG Senchi was the most senior in the AIG cadre.”
“Other decisions taken by the Commission at the Plenary were the promotion of 57 Superintendents of Police earlier skipped when their mates were promoted to the next rank of Chief Superintendents. Other categories of Superintendents of Police such as the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, Course 4, Inspectors Course 37 and regular ASP’s course 25 and 26 were also promoted to Chief Superintendents having met established requirements.
“The Commission also promoted 1698 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) to Deputy Superintendents of Police, 6119 Inspectors who attended the recent Departmental Selection Board (DSB) were promoted to ASP11 while 1965 ASP11 were confirmed ASPs. The Commission also approved the conversion of 19 Engineers from General Duty to Specialists and upgraded to the rank of Deputy Superintendents of Police which is the statutory entry level for Pilots and Aircraft maintenance engineers in line with Aviation scheme of service.”
