The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 13 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) after successfully completing written examinations and oral interviews conducted at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
The commission disclosed that the promotion exercise was strictly merit-based and forms part of efforts to strengthen professionalism and efficiency in the Nigeria Police Force.
The list of the successful officers has been forwarded to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for immediate implementation.
Those promoted to the rank of AIG include Emmanuel Ado Christopher (former CP, Yobe State), Joseph Eribo (former CP, Ekiti State), Dantawaye Miller (former CP, FCT), Uche Ifeanyi Henry (Director, NPF National Cyber Crime Centre), Olarenwaju Peter Ogunlowo (former CP, Ogun State), Muhammad Dahiru (former CP, Jigawa State), Dankombo Morris (former CP, Adamawa State), Bello Shehu (former CP, Katsina State), Ibrahim B. Maikaba (former CP, Zamfara State), Ahmed Musa (former CP, Sokoto State), Olohundare Moshood Jimoh (former CP, Lagos State), Simeon Udofia Akpanudom (former CP, Anti-Fraud FCID Annex Lagos), and Haruna Olufemi (former CP, Oyo State).
In the same exercise, the commission also promoted 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to the rank of Commissioners of Police (CPs). They include Abdulrahim Audu Shaibu, Abbas Sule, Ojugbele E. Adebola, Preye Raymond Egbetokun, Kayode Uthman Magaji, Adebisi Bola Lateef, Markus Ishaku Basiran, Silas Bamidele Aremu, Sylvester Onyie Uzoefuna, Magaji Ismaila, Theodore Chukwuemeka Obasi, Sarah Idowu Ehindero, Hayatu Shaffa Hassan, Mohammed Babakura, Danjuma I. Yahaya and Rebecca Uchenna Okereke.
The PSC further approved the elevation of 19 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), as well as the promotion of 35 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).
Speaking on the development, the Chairman of the commission, Hashimu Salihu Argungu, said the promotions were in recognition of the officers’ dedication, competence and commitment to service.
Argungu urged the newly promoted officers to justify their new ranks through greater commitment to effective policing and national security.
He also reiterated the commission’s commitment to transparency, merit and adherence to best practices in its promotion processes.