The Police command in Bayelsa, has decorated 87 officers who were recently promoted from the rank of inspector to Assistant Superintendent of Police.
The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Francis Alonyenu, while addressing the newly promoted officers urged them to show greater commitment to service delivery.
Mr Alonyenu said, “Your elevation to a higher rank is a call for greater commitment to service. I urge you to be highly professional in the discharge of your duties.
“You are expected exhibit a higher level of discipline and self-control while on duty. The reward for dedication to duty is promotion. Be dedicated to your work, and do it diligently,” he said.
One of the newly decorated officers, ASP Umar Mohammed, who spoke to journalists expressed gratitude to God for the promotion.
Mr Mohammed thanked the Inspector-General of Police for finding them worthy of progressing in their chosen career.
“On behalf of my colleagues, I also thank the commissioner of police for always playing the role of a father while dealing with us.
“This promotion will motivate us to perform our duties with more diligence and greater commitment,” he said.
Also, speaking, the Chairperson, Police Officers Wives Association, Bayelsa chapter, Ada Alonyenu, has joined other chapters to celebrate the association’s 60 years anniversary.
Mrs Alonyenu urged wives of policemen to support their husbands by playing active role in managing the home front.
She said that the job of a policeman could take them to stay out of the home front for a long time, and that it was the duty of the wife to stand in the gap.
“As wives of policemen, we should pay close attention to the children, it is our duty to bring them up properly,” she said.
