The NCoS announced the promotion on Saturday and urged others who missed out to prepare for other opportunities.
Over the weekend, Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, promoted 5,004 senior officers who participated in the 2023 exercise conducted by the Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire and Immigration Services Board.
The spokesman for the service, Assistant Controller of Corrections, Abubakar Umar, issued a statement to this effect on Saturday in Abuja.
Umar quoted the NCoS Controller General, Haliru Nababa, as charging the beneficiaries to get ready for more work knowing full well that promotion comes with additional responsibility.
Nababa admonished the newly promoted officers to brace up for the tasks ahead.
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He encouraged those who missed the promotion to remain steadfast, as more opportunities abound in the future.
According to him, seven Controllers of Corrections were elevated to the rank of Assistant Controller General of Corrections, while 35 Deputy Controllers of Corrections were promoted to Controller of Corrections.
“Others promoted to new ranks include 68 Deputy Controllers of Corrections, 129 Assistant Controllers of Corrections, 426 Chief Superintendents of Corrections, and 650 Superintendents of Corrections.
“1,048 Deputy Superintendents of Corrections and 2,641 Assistant Superintendents of Corrections among whom were those qualified for upgrading and omitted from advancement,” he said.
