The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the elevation of 27 senior police officials across states.
Naija News reports that those to be promoted include 11 Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs) and the promotion of 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police to full Commissioners of Police.
In a statement issued on Monday by the PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, it was indicated that the officers who received promotions participated in both written and oral assessments at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters on Monday, December 16, 2024.
The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu, highlighted that the completion of written and oral examinations will now be an essential requirement for promotions within all levels of the Nigeria Police Force.
The Honorable Commissioner and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Police Promotions, DIG Taiwo Lakanu, oversaw the oral interviews.
He encouraged the officers to meet the expectations of their new positions and reassured them that the Commission is committed to ensuring that promotions are conducted in a timely and meritocratic manner.
The PSC plenary session is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
The 11 Commissioners of Police promoted to the rank of AIGs are:
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 – Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State
Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka – Commissioner of Police, PPP, DLS, Force Headquarters, Abuja
Akinwale Kunle Adeniran – Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State
Zubairu Abubakar – Commissioner of Police, Police Staff College, Jos
Fom Pam Joseph – Commissioner of Police, Homicide, FCID Abuja
Emuobo Fred Ekokotu – Commissioner of Police, Admin, Airwing, Abuja
Garba Musa Yusuf – Deputy Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos
The 16 Deputy Commissioners promoted to Commissioners of Police are:
Kayode Ojapinwa – Deputy Commissioner, SCID, FCT
Emmanuel Ighodalo – Deputy Commissioner, ZCID, Zone 8, Lokoja
Bose Funmi Akinyemi – Deputy Commissioner, SEB, FCID Annex, Lagos
Barayimil Ahmadu Samaila – Deputy Commissioner, DFA, Kogi State
Martin Nwogoh – Deputy Commissioner, DFA, Zone 2, Lagos
Shetima Jauro Mohammed – Deputy Commissioner, SCID, Nasarawa State
Ibrahim Gotan – Deputy Commissioner, DFA, Zone 2, Bauchi
Rabiu Mohammed – Deputy Commissioner, Ops, Zone 3, Yola
Olugbenga Ayodeji Abimbola – Deputy Commissioner, SCID, Ekiti State
Adepoju Olugbenga Adewale – Deputy Commissioner, Ops, Rivers State
Bello Yahaya – Deputy Commissioner, Anti-Money Laundering, FCID, Abuja
Ibrahim Adamu Bakori – Deputy Commissioner, Ops, DOO AKPO, Bayelsa State
Hauwa Ibrahim Jibrin – Deputy Commissioner, DFA, FCT
Abayomi Shogunle – Deputy Commissioner, Ops, Osun State
Mohammed Azare Baba – Deputy Commissioner, Ops, Akwa Ibom State
Ezekiel Philip Husseini – Deputy Commissioner, ZCID, Zone 3, Yola
