The Police Service Commission has approved new Policy guidelines for deployment of Management and Tactical Commanders in the Nigeria Police Force.
Chairman of the The Commission Dr. Solomon Arase in a statement notes that the Nigeria Police Force will be guided by the principle of Federal Character in both recruitment and deployment of its personnel at Management and Tactical levels to ensure balance, equity and fairness in the system.
The chairman observed that the current deployment of Commissioners of Police to State Commands does not reflect the principle of equity and fairness to all geo-political zones of the country.
On the Imperative of Gender-senstivity in the Deployment of AIGs and CPs, the commission noted the continued practice of lopsided deployments of only male Police Officers to Zones and Commands with no fair consideration and representation of female Police Officers who are qualified for such positions.
Meanwhile, The Commission has approved three state Commands out of the thirty seven Commands must have female Police Officers as their Commissioners of Police and out of the seventeen Zonal Headquarters, at least one Zone must have a female AIG to head the zone, the statement added.