A total of 3,852 officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have been promoted.
The promotion was approved by the Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB).
Spokesperson of the service, Mr Umar Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
Mr Abubakar said that the service the officers and men were promoted from Inspectors of Corrections (IC) and Assistant Controllers of Corrections, to their next ranks.
He said statistics from the promotion result showed that a total of 48 Assistant Controllers of Corrections (ACCs) were promoted to Deputy Controllers of Corrections (DCC).
The spokesperson also said that 66 Chief Superintendents of Corrections (CSCs) got elevated to the rank of Assistant Controllers of Corrections (ACC).
“Others are 197 Superintendents of Corrections (SCs) elevated to the rank of Chief Superintendents of Corrections (CSC); 307 Deputy Superintendents of Corrections (DSCs) promoted to Superintendents of Corrections (SCs).
“441 Assistant Superintendents of Corrections (ASC I) elevated to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Corrections (DSC); 1,175 Assistant Superintendents of Corrections (ASC II) promoted to Assistant Superintendents of Corrections (ASC I)
“1,209 Inspector of Corrections (IC) were promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Corrections (ASC II),” he said.
Others include 17 Inspectors of Corrections (IC II) promoted to ASC II, and a total of 392 officers who acquired additional qualifications were upgraded from Assistant and Inspectorate cadres to the superintendent cadre.
Mr Abubakar quoted the Controller General, NCoS, Mr Haliru Nababa, charging them to see their elevations as a call for more work and dedication to duty.
