The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted 27 senior officers, elevating 11 Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors General and 16 Deputy Commissioners to Commissioners.
This decision was made following written and oral exams conducted at the PSC headquarters on December 16, 2024.
PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu (Retd.), emphasized that exams are now mandatory for promotions across all ranks in the Nigeria Police Force. He urged officers to enhance their skills and adopt global best practices, particularly 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, mni, Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State and Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, Commissioner of Police PPP, DLS, Force Headquarters Abuja.
Others are; Akinwale Kunle Adeniran, mni, Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State; Zubairu Abubakar, Commissioner of Police Courses, Police Staff College, Jos; Fom Pam Joseph psc(+) Commissioner of Police, Homicide, FCID Abuja; Emuobo Fred Ekokotu, fdc, 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, 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 were; 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 17, 2024, a press release signed by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations unit of the PSC explains
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