Former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Commissioner Ibrahim Magu (CP) has been denied promotion to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIG) by the Police Service Commission (PSC) stating that the ex-EFCC boss is still under probe over allegations of misuse of office and has not been cleared by the Inspector General of Police, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
The Police Service Commission approved the promotion of 24 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police, 35 DCPs, 52 ACPs and 50 CSPs, but declined the promotion of former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, CP Ibrahim Magu.
According to the Head, Press and Public Relations of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani “The Commission declined the promotion of CP Magu pending clearance from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General of Police. The decisions were the highpoints of the Commission’s 12th Plenary Meeting held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 6th and 7th of July, 2021 and presided over by Commission’s Chairman, Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector General of Police." the statement partly read.
The statement further read, “It also considered and approved the promotion of 10 Superintendents of Police to Chief Superintendents, 17 Deputy Superintendents of Police to Superintendents, 139 Assistant Superintendents of Police, whose names were skipped during the last promotion, to Deputy Superintendents and nine Inspectors to Assistant Superintendents of Police.
“The 24 Commissioners of Police promoted to Assistant Inspectors General of Police were; Usman Nagogo, currently CP Federal Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters Abuja; Bala Ciroma, CP, FCT Command; Ahmad Abdurrahman, NIPPS, Jos; Adeleke Bode, CP, Kebbi State Command; Muri Musa, CP Kaduna State Command; Lawal Tanko, (former COMPOL POPOL) and presently Commandant Police Academy Wudil Kano; Dauda Abdulkarim, Commandant Police Traning College Kaduna; Usman Belele, CP Research and Development, Force Headquarters Abuja, John Ogbonnaya Amadi CP Airport Command; Ede Ayuba Ekpeji, CP Kogi State Command; Mohammed Bagega, Kwara State Command; Bello Makwashi, CP Borno State Command, Buba Sanusi, CP Katsina State Command”.
“The Chairman of the Commission, Musiliu Smith congratulated the beneficiaries and demanded of them a commitment to the service of the Nigerian nation and to operate within the laws of the land and with the fear of God.
“He said the Commission will continue to ensure that promotions in the Police will follow due process and as and when due.”