The PSC chairman urged the newly promoted officers to imbibe the spirit of nationalism.
Mr Ani said the move would also help to prevent corruption and nepotism in the system.
Mr Ani listed promoted officers, as 16 deputy commissioners of police, 27 assistant commissioners of police, and 145 chief superintendents of police.
The PSC urged affected retirees to embrace dialogue and sustained engagement, instead of protest or confrontation.
Mr Ani said all promoted officers appeared before the commission and underwent examination and an interactive interview.
According to him, most of the officers dismissed will also be prosecuted by the legal unit of the Nigeria Police Force.
Mr Argungu called on the federal and state governments to review the current passive and obsolete criminal justice system at various levels.
The PSC chair said extra-judicial killings, illegal arrests, searching and detention, and sexual abuses were some issues haunting the nation’s human rights record.
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of four police officers, who had successfully completed their PhD programme and currently teaching at the Police Academy, Kano
The PSC spokesperson said Festus Eribo had been deployed to Akwa Ibom to replace Miller Dantawaye.
