The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 11 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police.
The newly promoted officers were in the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission on Monday, December 16th, where they went through both written and oral examinations.
The chairman of PSC, retired DIG Hashimu Argungu, 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 11 CPs promoted to AIGs are: Umar Shehu Nadada, CP Nasarawa State; Mustapha Mohammed Bala, CP Rivers State; Abayomi Peter Oladipo, CP Ondo State; Taiwo Olatunde Adeleke, CP SWAT, FCID, Abuja; Ibrahim Abdullahi, CP Kaduna State and Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, CP PPP, DLS, Force Headquarters Abuja.
Others are; Akinwale Kunle Adeniran, CPolice Ekiti State; Zubairu Abubakar, CP Courses, Police Staff College, Jos; Fom Pam Joseph CP Homicide, FCID Abuja; Emuobo Fred Ekokotu, CP 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 are: 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, fdc, DC, DFA, Zone 2, Lagos; Shetima Jauro Mohammed, DC SCID, Nasarawa state; Ibrahim Gotan, DC, DFA Zone 2 Bauchi; Rabiu Mohammed, DC Ops, Zone 3, Yola; Olugbenga Ayodeji Abimbola, DC, SCID, Ekiti State and Adepoju Olugbenga Adewale, DC Ops Rivers State.
Others are: Bello Yahaya, DC, Anti Money Laundering FCID Abuja; Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, PhD, mnim, DC Ops, DOO AKPO, Bayelsa State; Hauwa Ibrahim Jibrin, mnips, DC, DFA, FCT; Abayomi Shogunle, fsi, DC, Ops Osun State; Mohammed Azare Baba fsi, DC, OPs, Akwa Ibom state and Ezekiel Philip Husseini, DC ZCID, Zone 3 Yola.
DIG Taiwo Lakanu, fdc, Honourable Commissioner in the Commission and Chairman Standing Committee on Police Promotions took the Officers through a rigorous oral interview and advised them to pay more attention to the dictates of their new office.
DIG Lakanu said they must give their best in the service adding that the Commission will continue to ensure that their promotions are timely and based on merit.
The Plenary Meeting continues tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17th 2024.
Ikechukwu Ani
Head, Press and Public Relations
