Tuesday, September 30, 2025 -The Police Service Commission (PSC) has declared that any officer who fails its compulsory promotion examination three times will be retired from the Nigeria Police Force.
PSC Chairman, retired Deputy Inspector General of Police
Hashimu Argungu, made the announcement on Monday, September 29, 2025, as 30
senior officers took part in the new assessment at the commission’s
headquarters in Abuja.
According to PSC spokesman Ikechukwu Ani, the examination is
now a mandatory prerequisite for career advancement within the force. Those
sitting the test included one Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), two
Commissioners of Police (CPs), eleven Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs),
and sixteen Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs). The exercise was
conducted at the Solomon Arase Chairman’s Conference Hall.
Argungu described the move as a long overdue reform designed
to raise professional standards. “Any officer that fails the examination three
times will be retired at that level for obvious incompetence,” he said,
insisting that modern policing demands knowledge, skill, and continuous
training.
He added that the commission is tightening its promotion
process to prevent errors seen in the past, including cases where retired or
deceased officers were elevated.
The promotion exercise was overseen by PSC commissioners,
including retired Justices Paul Adamu Galumje and Christine Ladi Dabup, as well
as retired DIGs Taiwo Lakanu and Uba Bala Ringim, and Alhaji Abdulfatah
Mohammed.
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