Following the salary increase of 2010, the federal government extended the salary and allowance package to the military, para-military, police and intelligence community, who were not always covered by similar salary reviews in the past.
Badge of the Nigeria Police officers
The extension of the jumbo increase to other public servants as opposed to the core civil servants, shot the entire wage bill to N267. 4 billion in year 2010.
Based on this salary structure below are the details of salary per rank or grade of Nigerian Police officers.
The Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari on 26 November 2018 approved a new salary structure
The salary structure implemented in 2023
The previous salary structure
Rank
Salary (monthly)
Inspector General of Police
₦711,450.00
Deputy Inspector General of Police
₦546,572.80
Assistant Inspector General of Police
₦499,751.90
Commissioner of Police
₦302,970.50
Deputy Commissioner of Police
₦278,852.80
Assistant Commissioner of Police
₦212,938.20
Chief Superintendent of Police
₦199,723.96
Superintendent of Police
₦172,089.06
Deputy Superintendent of Police
₦170,399.70
Assistant Superintendent of Police
₦156,318.39
Inspector of Police
₦87,135.10
Sergeant Major
₦62,204.88
Sergeant
₦55,973.90
Corporal
₦51,113.60
Constable
₦51,113.60
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
Section 214 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution reads: There shall be a Police Force for Nigeria, which shall be known as the Nigeria Police Force, and subject to the provision of this section no other Police Force shall be established for the Federation or any part thereof.
DUTIES OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
Section 4 of the Police Acts and Regulations lists the duties of the police force to include:
· The prevention and detection of crime.
· The apprehension of offenders.
· The preservation of law and order.
· The protection of life and property.
· The due enforcement of laws and regulations with which they are directly charged.
· The performance of such military duties within and outside Nigeria as may be required of them by or under the authority of the police act or any other act.
Police headquarters, Abuja
RANKS OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
· Inspector General of Police
· Deputy Inspector General of Police
· Assistant Inspector General of Police
· Commissioner of Police
· Deputy Commissioner of Police
· Assistant Commissioner of Police
· Chief Superintendent of Police
· Superintendent of Police
· Deputy Superintendent of Police
· Assistant Superintendent of Police
· Inspector of Police
· Sergeant Major
· Sergeant
· Corporal
· Constable
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
· Department of Finance and Administration
· Department of Operations
· Department of Logistics and Supply
· Department of Criminal Investigation
· Department of Training
· Department of Research and Planning
· Department of Information and Communication Technology
