IGP Idris promotes policemen who nabbed Evans the kidnapper

A report by Daily Sun indicates that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has approved the special promotion of policemen who participated in the hunt and arrest of Lagos most wanted kidnapper, Duneme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans.

According to the report, the IGP decided to motivate his men to do more exploits after he was commended by the presidency for Evans arrest.

A source quoted in the report said the police officers involved are; 35 operatives of Intelligence Response Team (IRT), 11 from the Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU) and one person from the IGP monitoring section.

The memo where the promotion was approved was signed by the commissioner of police in charge of welfare, Posi Ajunwa.

29 sergeants were promoted to rank of inspector, while three corporals were promoted to the rank of sergeant with effect from Saturday, June 16.