Police Spokesman Jimoh Moshood, IGP's PA Set To Lose Their Illegally-Obtained Ranks


Power Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, who was advanced twice in three months was spotted on the rundown. His advancement was said to have been encouraged by the Chief Personal Security to
President Muhammadu Buhari, (DCP) Abdulkarim Dauda, who requested his advancement from Okiro in a phone discussion acquired by SaharaReporters.

Not less that than 1,500 recently advanced cops may lose their new positions as the board set up to invert the advancement has found enormous defilement and inconsistencies simultaneously.

The officers were advanced a couple of days before the exit of the Mike Okiro-drove leading body of the Police Service Commission (PSC).

As indicated by discoveries, the officers were elevated without response to due process and set down strategies as stipulated by the Police Act.

The Musiliu Smith-drove Police Service Commission was set up following a progression of protests of manhandle of due process and maladministration in the activity.

A solid source near the advisory group revealed to SaharaReporters that numerous recipients of the advancement paid as much as N2 million; N1 million and N800,000 in return for the new positions.

The source uncovered that the individuals who left the Police College two years back were advanced over their senior partners who had completed a similar program 10 years prior, just on the grounds that the last gathering couldn't bear to pay.

Discoveries uncovered that the advancement letters of the officers were marked by the Permanent Secretary of the commission, Musa Istafanus, who was said to have kicked against the test and pledged to baffle the report of the advisory group.

It was accumulated that the lasting secretary is expected for retirement yet declined to clear out. Istafanus was additionally said to have been moved to the Police Service Commission following the arrangement of grumblings of his crime by Kayode Fayemi, the previous Minister of Mines and Steel, to the Head of Service of the alliance.

A few calls made by SaharaReporters to Istafanus' versatile line to get his response were altogether occupied.

Power Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, who was advanced twice in three months was spotted on the rundown. His advancement was said to have been encouraged by the Chief Personal Security to President Muhammadu Buhari, (DCP) Abdulkarim Dauda, who requested his advancement from Okiro in a phone discussion gotten by SaharaReporters.

Moshood was advanced from the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). After three months in June 2018, he was lifted from ACP to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).


As per the General Promotion Guidelines spelt out for the Police Service Commission, it takes at least three years for an officer between the positions of ASP to ACP to be considered for another advancement, amid which time he/she more likely than not went to the pertinent advancement course and passed the endorsed examination.

Another recipient of the 'advancement largesse' was Abdulkarim Abdullahi, Personal Assistant to the current IGP, who was elevated to the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), though his Course 35 mates are Superintendent of Police (SP), having been elevated to that rank just a year ago.


SaharaReporters learnt that Istafanus without any help granted a door security contract to his companion at the entirety of over N100 million without the information of the board. He likewise granted a CCTV camera contract to one of his associates at the aggregate of N23 million without response to due process.

It was additionally assembled that the previous leading body of the commission endorsed a challenging aggregate of N500 million for the outfitting of the new working of the commission, while the total of N750 million was affirmed for the fulfillment of the principle building. Likewise, the scheme that encouraged the agreement were said to have requested 25 for every penny of the aggregate assets discharged for the temporary worker, consequently slowing down the undertaking.


The new board is said not to be aware of this game plan before their suspicion of office and had no settlement until the fruition of the new building, which has been surrendered.

Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police, was additionally blamed for manhandling the designated intensity of his office as stipulated by the Part 11 Section 6,7 and 8 of the Police Service Commission (Establishment) Act 2001. The area enables the IGP to change and convey state Commissioners of Police.


This segment likewise presents control on the IGP for operational motivation to enroll and concede exceptional advancements to officers who may have performed chivalrously throughout his obligation. He is relied upon to send such advancement or enrollment to the board for endorsement. Yet, it has been found that the IGP has not been agreeing to the arrangements of the Act however acting singularly without response to the board for leeway and confirmation as required by the law.

A portion of the staff of PSC, who favored not to be named, communicated their severity at the rate at which the commission has deteriorated in the enlistment and advancement work out.

The council is relied upon to present its report toward the finish of September 2018 for thought by the board.



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