PROBLEMS OF LOGISTICS AND MANPOWER RE-ECHOES AS PSC SCREENS AND PROMOTES MORE 78 SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS
The second Plenary Meeting of the present Police Service Commission skewed into another day Tuesday, December 17th 2024 with the promotion of another 78 senior Police Officers.
The Commission in Plenary approved the promotion of 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners and 57 Chief Superintendents to Assistant Commissioners. A statement released by the PSC Spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani confirmed the aforesaid after the second plenary meeting on Tuesday.
According to initial reports, the earlier list released on Monday Plenary Meeting indicated , “The Commission had on Monday, December 16th 2024 approved the promotion of 11 Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors General and 16 Deputy Commissioners to substantive Commissioners”.
Yesterday , Tuesday Plenary was stringently subject to Written and Oral Examinations. The oral examination highlighted the challenges in Logistics and Manpower in most of the Police Departments and Formations, Zones States, Areas and Divisional Commands.
For there to be a functional and smooth service delivery, the police officers implore that the challenges as identified should be thoroughly looked into for the overall interest of the Nigeria Police Force.
Ani has said further in the said released that, “the Assistant Commissioners of Police elevated to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners were,
Christopher Bassey Uweh, Area Commander, Ihiala, Anambra state;
Abdulrahaman Usman, AC Ops, Zone 2 Lagos
Baba Mallam Alhaji, Area Commander, Agbara, Ogun State;
Aminu Ado Aliyu, Commander 59 PMF Bajoga
Salau Mohammed Jimoh, Area Commander Ikoli Ekiti
Mohammed Lariski Musa, BPU, Kwara state
Makuliso Baba Umar, Area Commander Kontagora, Niger state
Shaibu Bello, INEC Headquarters, Abuja
Lawrence Iwodi, Area Commander Ayetoro, Ogun state
Arabia Ashe Mohammed, DFA, Nasarawa state
Ali Garba Agbo, Welfare, Force Headquarters Abuja
Halilu Muawiyah Commander 51 PMF Oghara;
Sani JA’Afar Ahmed, Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara state
Ado Ibrahim, SCID, Delta State Command
Abubakar Ardo, Commander 35 PMF, Dutse
Mohammed Usman Modibbo, Assistant Director OPS, North Central zone
Yusuf S. Taiwo, Area Commander Ilesha, Osun State
Bashiru Abdullahi, Area Commander, Tambuwal, Sokoto State
Ahmadu Bello Garba, DFA, Zone 4 Makurdi;
Paul Dung, State CID, Enugu
David Nonyelum Osuani; Area Commander Ogidi, Anambra state
The above mentioned police officers were promoted to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police.
However, while releasing the list to the Press , The PSC Spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, listed Fifty -Seven ( 57 ) Chief Superintendents of Police promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police,
They are;
Oluseyi Olabisi Okuwobi, National Coordinator, Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices ( POCACOV), FHQ
Toyin Kazeem, OC Gender Lagos State Command
Tokunbo Abaniwonda, DPO Alausa, Lagos State
Vera Ameh-Akpa, DPO Ejigbo, Lagos State
Uwa Eguakun, IGP Secretariat, FHQ
Umar Babangida, EFCC
Okezie Daniel Iroakazi, Operations Dept., State Command
Ezeala Daniel Ezeala
Tamarauebi Timpa
Toyin Ahmed Sulyman
Mohammed Sani Abubakar
Marcus Michael Tarfa
Uba Shehu
Elijah Eleke
John Inyang
Ochomo ThankGod
Ahmed Usman Muhammed
Emeka Emmanuel Adigwe
Suraju Kehinde Oyewole
Abubakar Yusuf
Hassan Khalil Ibrahim
William Robinson Odumu
Glory Gabriel Otonko
Alex Sani Gwazah
Matilda Ugowe
Hamman Aminu
Aboyemi Gbenga among others
The plenary meeting was presided by the Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd, mni and had in attendance Justice Paul Galumje retired, Justice of the Supreme Court and Honourable Commissioner in the Commission and DIG Taiwo Lakanu rtd, fdc, also Honourable Commissioner in the Commission. The Meeting continues today Wednesday, December 18th 2024, the Head of Press, and publicity Ikechukwu Ani stated in the said report.