26 Senior Police Officers to Take ACP to DCP Promotion Exam on March 18

A total of 26 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) have been invited to participate in a promotion examination and an interactive session scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has organized the promotion examinations and interviews for these 26 senior officers seeking to advance from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).

These ACPs have been officially invited to take part in the examination and interactive session on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

A police wireless message dated March 13, 2025, and distributed to all police commissioners, units, and other relevant offices, confirmed that the venue for the session is the Hon. Chairman’s Conference Room, 4th Floor, PSC Corporate Headquarters, Plot 64, Cadastral Zone, Jabi, Abuja.

The session is set to commence promptly at 10:00 a.m.

Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has instructed the following ACPs to be present for the interview as scheduled: ACPOL Tarzan Yusuf Tsav, ACPOL Samak Nansah Barko, ACPOL Shehu Wase Abdullahi, ACPOL Ajeigbe W. Olayinka, ACPOL Abubakar Haruna, ACPOL Elisha Daniel Bawa, ACPOL Ibrahim Abdul Ahmed, ACPOL Williams Aboi Tawon, ACPOL Eljiah Sunny Dangan, ACPOL Bello Wudil Hamisu, and ACPOL Usanga Ime Bassey.

The remaining officers scheduled for the session include ACPOL Alice Ajuma Abbаh, ACPOL Abdulazeez Aliyu, ACPOL Yahaya M. Usman, ACPOL Mohammed K. Abdullahi, ACPOL Shehu Garba, ACPOL Tukur Garba, ACPOL Dankwano D. Wilson, ACPOL Mohammed Mujitabа Маkama, ACPOL Hassan Yahaya, ACPOL Charles Okafor, ACPOL Raphael Aiwansosa, ACPOL Francis Olufemi Oshuporu, ACPOL Kangiwa D. Ibrahim, ACPOL Donald King Ibanga, and ACPOL Andatu Pati Magaji.

These officers are encouraged to review their professional studies, as the examination will assess their expertise in key areas of competence.

The prescribed dress code for the session is formal attire, consisting of a black jacket, a beret, and a swagger cane. Officers assigned to tactical formations are required to wear a black shirt with green denim and a beret where applicable.

All officers must report to the Force Secretary’s office on the 4th floor of Force Headquarters, Abuja, for a briefing before the examination. They will be transported to the venue at 8:00 a.m.

Inspector General of Police Egbetokun has also instructed the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mobile Police, to deploy “12 neatly turned out armed men to escort the senior police officers to POLSCOM (Police Service Commission) for the interview.”

Additionally, he directed, “You are to provide one (1) serviceable Coaster bus for conveyance of the senior officers to and from venue of interview, two (2) serviceable Hilux vans for escort. The escort men, vehicles are to be placed on standby by 0700hrs at FHQ (Force Headquarters) parade ground unfailingly.”