Promotion: PSC dismisses corruption allegation as cheap blackmail | The Guardian Nigeria News

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IGP, Arase, retired IGP come together for better policing

A Commissioner of the Police Services Commission (PSC), Austine Adogame, called the allegation a bribe for promotion against the commission of cheap blackmail.

Some senior Nigeria Police (NPF) officers have reportedly called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the ongoing promotion exercise in the force, alleging officers are paying $10,000 to be elevated.

But Adogame told the Guardian it was cheap blackmail. His words: The special promotion is legal and has been deployed in force since its inception. There has always been a tendency for those not considered to insinuate corruption into the process. No system is perfect. Losers have a right to complain, but insinuating corruption is not acceptable.

If there is evidence of an official, who collected money to recommend someone, such an officer must be exposed. I don’t believe that happened. There are channels to quietly report such practices so that the culprit is apprehended, without blackmailing everyone on social media.

According to him, the commission has always dealt with cases of injustice impartially, advising the public to be wary of blanket labelling. Some aggrieved officers had alleged that the PSC gave junior officers a special promotion above their seniors after they received a $10,000 bribe.

In a statement on Tuesday in Akure, Ondo State, by Mr Chijioke Okonkwo, the aggrieved officers urged the presidency to investigate corrupt practices within the force.

MEANWHILE, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba met with CPS Chairman Dr. Solomon Arase and other retired IGPs at CPS Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja to discuss a better police for the country.

The meeting, which was instigated by Arase, discussed issues affecting the commission and the NPF, drawing on the experiences of retired officers, who had repeatedly steered the affairs of the force and the commission.

Retired IGPs present at the meeting included Sunday Ehindero, Mike Okiro, Ogbonna Onovo and Suleiman Abba. Arase appreciated Baba and the retired IGPs for honoring his invitation, assuring that the commission under his leadership would not waver to ensure the welfare of police officers and men was taken care of.

Baba, while assuring the forces’ commitment to positive collaborations with the commission for the effective implementation of the police reform program, appreciated the CPS boss for the thoughtfulness in bringing together the beachheads for the meeting.

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