From Haruna Tula – Abuja
The Police Service Commission (PSC) today 16/12/24 announced approval of promotion of 27 senior Police Officers, comprising of 11 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General (AIG) of Police and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police (CPs)
Spokesman of PSC Ikechukwu Ani in statement this afternoon in Abuja, stated that “the newly promoted officers were in the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission today, December 16th, where they went through both written and oral examinations.”
PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd, said both written and oral examinations would henceforth be a pre-requisite for promotion in all the cadres of the Nigeria Police Force. He noted that officers of the Nigeria Police Force should deliberately continue to improve and expose themselves to global best practices, which should include proficiency in ICT.
The eleven Commissioners of Police promoted to Assistant Inspectors General of Police were; Umar Shehu Nadada, Commissioner of Police Nasarawa state; Mustapha Mohammed Bala, Commissioner of Police, Rivers state; Abayomi Peter Oladipo, Commissioner of Police, Ondo state; Taiwo Olatunde Adeleke, Commissioner of Police, SWAT, FCID, Abuja; Ibrahim Abdullahi, Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State and Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, Commissioner of Police PPP, DLS, Force Headquarters Abuja.
Others are; Akinwale Kunle Adeniran, Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State; Zubairu Abubakar, Commissioner of Police Courses, Police Staff College, Jos; Fom Pam Joseph Commissioner of Police, Homicide, FCID
Abuja; Emuobo Fred Ekokotu, l Commissioner of Police Admin, Airwing Abuja and Garba Musa Yusuf, Deputy Commandant Police Staff College, Jos.
The 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police elevated to the substantive rank of Commissioners were; Kayode Ojapinwa, DC, SCID, FCT, Emmanual Ighodalo, DC, ZCID, Zone 8, Lokoja; Bose Funmi Akinyemi, DC SEB, FCID Annex, Lagos; Barayimil Ahmadu Samaila, DC, DFA, Kogi state; Martin Nwogoh, DC, DFA, Zone 2, Lagos; Shetima Jauro Mohammed, DC SCID, Nasarawa state; Ibrahim Gotan, DC, DFA Bauchi; Rabiu Mohammed, DC Ops, Zone 3, Yola; Olugbenga Ayodeji Abimbola, DC, SCID, Ekiti State and Adepoju Olugbenga Adewale, DC Ops Rivers State.
Others were; Bello Yahaya, DC, Anti Money Laundering FCID Abuja; Ibrahim Adamu Bakori,, DC Ops, DOO AKPO, Bayelsa State; Hauwa Ibrahim Jibrin, DC, DFA, FCT; Abayomi Shogunle, DC, Ops Osun State; Mohammed Azare Baba DC, OPs, Akwa Ibom State and Ezekiel Philip Husseini, DC ZCID, Zone 3 Yola.
Ani said “the Plenary Meeting continues tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17th 2024.”.
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