PSC Promotes Over 3,800 Senior Police Officers, Elevates Two AIGs to DIG
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of 3,800 senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force, including two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, DIGs.
The promotion exercise also saw 10 Commissioners of Police elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, AIGs, and 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police promoted to Commissioners of Police.
The approval was given at the Commission’s plenary meeting held in Abuja, presided over by its Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu, rtd, mni, psc, NPM.
According to the Commission, the promotions followed the officers’ successful performance in promotion examinations and oral interviews.
Two AIGs Promoted to DIG
The two officers elevated to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police are AIG Olaolu Adegbite, Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau, Abuja, and AIG Dankombo F. Morris, who heads Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.
Adegbite holds a Bachelor’s degree in Russian Language from the University of Lagos and a Master’s degree in Philology from the Pushkin Institute, Moscow. He is a recipient of the national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR, a member of the FBI National Academy Associates and an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School. He previously served as Director of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Morris, who hails from Gombe State, holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Maiduguri and a Diploma in Police Science. He previously served as Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Command, before his posting to Zone 4, Makurdi.
10 CPs Elevated to AIG
The 10 Commissioners of Police promoted to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police are:
Omosanyin Olusegun, CP Administration, FCID Annex, Ikoyi, Lagos; Ogbodo Ugobueze, CP Anti-Fraud, FCID Annex, Enugu; Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, CP Ondo State; Taylor Lennox Olanrewaju, AIG/ES Nigeria Police Cooperative; Regina Cosmas Udoette, CP General Investigation, FCID Annex, Enugu; Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo, CP Abia State; Nwogoh Martin, fdc, CP Airwing; Shetima Jauro Mohammed, CP Nasarawa State; Ibrahim D. Gotan, former CP Osun State; and Danjuma I. Yahaya, CP General Investigation, FCID Kaduna.
17 DCPs Become Commissioners
The 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police promoted to Commissioners of Police are Nache Bashir Liman, Sirajo Lawal Salihu, Ayeleye Adegboyega E., Isiaka O. Salau, Usman Shaik Adamu, Aminu Maiwada Garba, Abdulkarim Musa Waziri, Muhammad Yusuf Adamu, Sani Adamu Nufawa, Bello M. Adamu, Okezie Chikezie C., Aminu Usman Gusau, Abiodun Onuoha, Salisu Bello Fago, Adegoke A. Alani, Wuwa Auwal Muhammad and Benedict U. Agbo.
Thousands of Other Senior Officers Promoted
The exercise also covered other senior ranks. A total of 85 Assistant Commissioners of Police were promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police, including ACP Dr. Ruth Oyinmearelu Okunbo, Medical Director, Police Hospitals, Dei-Dei and Utako, Abuja; ACP Isah Adejoh, Assistant Director, Liberal Studies, Police Staff College, Jos; and ACP Mannir Yusuf Gafai, Kano State Command.
In addition, 49 Chief Superintendents of Police were promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police, 245 Superintendents of Police to Chief Superintendents, 498 Deputy Superintendents of Police to Superintendents, and 3,218 Assistant Superintendents of Police to Deputy Superintendents.
The beneficiaries were drawn from various departments, formations and commands across the Force, including Force Headquarters, state commands, Police Mobile Force, airport police and specialized units.
PSC Chairman Charges Officers
Congratulating the officers, the PSC Chairman, DIG Argungu, rtd, urged them to see their promotion as a call to greater responsibility and improved service delivery.
He charged them to demonstrate renewed commitment to their constitutional duties, particularly the protection of lives and property, maintenance of law and order, and effective law enforcement.
Argungu added that the promotion should serve as motivation for higher performance, noting that Nigerians expect more from the officers in the discharge of their duties.
