The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 78 senior police officers, including 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), and 57 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to ACPs.

The promotions were approved during the second Plenary Meeting of the PSC.

PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, who revealed this in a statement, said the meeting followed the approval for the promotion of 11 Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors General and 16 Deputy Commissioners to substantive Commissioners.

The PSC spokesman noted that the officers were subjected to written and oral examinations during the plenary.