Nigerian Police Personnel Commence 30-Day Fasting for Delayed Promotions and Welfare

Rank-and-file personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, who are constables and sergeants, have started a 30-day fasting and prayer session over their delayed promotions. These officers were last promoted in 2018 and have accused the police leadership of being insensitive to their plight.

A signal obtained by SaharaReporters shows that the officers are seeking divine intervention for the release of their promotion entitlements. The signal, titled “30 Days Fasting And Prayer For The Release Of 2018 Promotion,” was signed by C.J. Chigbu on behalf of the affected officers.

Meanwhile, some senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force have alleged that the Police Service Commission (PSC) gave special promotions to junior officers above senior ones after allegedly collecting $10,000 as bribe.

The PSC has denied the allegation but has set up a committee to investigate the matter. The senior officers’ group has called for President Buhari, the National Assembly, and anti-graft agencies to investigate the allegations of corruption in the commission, stating that the commission had jettisoned standards by engaging in collecting bribes for promotion and exonerating officers reported to be complicit in professional misconduct.

They added that the commission assigned promotion slots to first-class chiefs, governors, senators, and others.