IGP Disu Orders Resit Promotion Exam For Senior Police Officers Sidelined Under Egbetokun’s ‘Cash-For-Rank’ Tenure – Report

In a major effort to tackle entrenched corruption in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) promotion system, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tunji Disu has ordered a special resit promotion examination and interactive session for senior officers who were reportedly overlooked in previous cycles.

A confidential police wireless message obtained by SaharaReporters, dated March 16, 2026, shows that the Police Service Commission (PSC) has rescheduled the exercise for Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs), and Superintendents of Police (SPs) who were “not successful” in the December 2025 and March 2026 promotion cycles.

Insiders told SaharaReporters on Wednesday that the affected officers were allegedly sidelined by a sophisticated bribery scheme orchestrated during the tenure of former IGP Kayode Egbetokun.

According to sources, Egbetokun’s leadership, with the alleged complicity of senior PSC officials, systematically blocked deserving officers from promotions while advancing junior officers who paid large bribes, effectively stalling the careers of senior personnel.

The current IGP is reportedly moving to “reconsider and rectify” these injustices by providing a transparent window for the sidelined officers to earn their next ranks.

The signal, issued by Nigeria Police Force Secretary, directs all commands to release the affected officers to attend the interview as scheduled. To ensure the integrity of the process, the officers are “strongly advised to refresh their memories” in core areas including professional studies, law, and local acts.

The IGP has also ordered a high-security detail for the exercise.

The AIGPOL MOPOL is required to provide “twelve (12) neatly turned-out armed men for escort duty,” while the transport wing (TRANSFOR) is to provide “two (2) serviceable Hilux vans” to be placed on standby at the FHQ Parade Ground by 06:00 HRS.

Meanwhile, the resit examination has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 8:00 a.m., and will hold at the Hon. Chairman’s Conference Room, 6th Floor, PSC Corporate Headquarters, Abuja.

Affected officers are advised to appear in their standard uniform, including a black jacket, beret, and swagger cane.

The wireless message, marked “M/IMMEDIATE” and “CONFIDENTIAL,” stresses the strategic importance of this reconsideration cycle in restoring morale within the officer corps.

The move is seen as a direct effort to purge the “cash-for-rank” culture that reportedly thrived during the previous administration and to restore the principles of seniority and merit to the NPF. (SaharaReporters)