The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 20,356 senior Police officers including nine Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) and nine Deputy Commissioner to Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to CP.
PSC Head, Press, and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, in a press statement, Thursday in Abuja, said: “The promotion is one of the decisions of the 11th Plenary Meeting of the commission held in Abuja on Wednesday, January 25, 2021, and presided over by its Chairman, IGP Musiliu Smith (retd.).
The spokesperson said the commission also approved the promotion of three Chief Superintendents of Police (SPs) to Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs); 1,577 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) to SPs; and 2,293 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) to DSP.
Ani said the commission also approved the promotion/confirmation of 7,283 unconfirmed ASP11 to ASP1; 9,072 Inspectors to ASP11; and 110 Inspectors promoted to senior Inspectors.
The spokesperson named the new AIGs to incude: former CP Kwara and Bayelsa state, former Force Quarter Master General and currently the Executive Secretary, The Police Multi Purpose Cooperative Society, Lagos, Aminu Saleh Pai;
former CP/Executive Secretary, The Police Multi Purpose Cooperative Society, Lagos and pres
ently acting AIG Force CID Annex, Lagos, Dasuki Danbappa Galadanchi; former CP Benue and Abia states, CP SARS and currently CP Explosive Ordinance Disposal, (EOD) Force Headquarters, Okon Etim Ene;
and former CP Akwa Ibom State Command and presently CP Anambra state, Abang B. John.
Others are former CP, Airport Command, Lagos and currently CP Rivers Statem, Joseph Gobum Mukan; former CP Kaduna and Kogi states, and currently CP Sokoto, Aji Ali Janga; CP Benue state, Mukaddas Mohammed Garba; former CP, IGP Monitoring Unit; CP Intelligence, Force Headquarters and CP Bauchi state and presently CP Kano state, Habu Sani Ahmadu; and former CP Lagos and Akwa Ibom states, Imohimi D. Edgal.
The nine DCPs promoted to CPs are Abubakar Adamau Alhaji, presently DCP Operations, Rivers State, Benjami Nebolisa Okolo, currently at the National Defence College, Abuja; Abdul-Yari Laffia Shuyamu, presently DCP, Finance and Administration, Taraba State Command; Oyediran Adesoye Oyeyemi, DCP State CIID Ebonyi; Samaila Shu’aibu Dikko, DCP State CIID Adamawa and Jimwan David Dazong DCP Zonal CIID, Zone 12 Bauchi.
Others are Monday Bala Kuryas, DCP Operations, Ondo State; Hussaini Rabiu, DCP, Operations Imo State and Rabi Umar, former Assistant Force Secretary and presently DCP, Force Education, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The three Chief Superintendents of Police promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police are: Gotom Tijani Richard, Joseph Kaide O, and Giade Sabo Abubaka.
He said some of the DSPs promoted to SPs are: Ani Gospel Obichi, Federal Intelligence Bureau, Zone 7 headquarters Abuja, Rabe Lawal, Zone 1 Kano; Ibrahim Abubakar, Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Mbachi Raluchukwu, DCO, Ikirike Police Station, Enugu; and former PPRO FCT and currently with CP Monitoring and Mentoring Unit FCT Command, Anjuguri Jesse Manza.
Ani said the Chairman of the Commission urged the newly promoted officers to see their new positions as a call to more commitment to the duty.
He assured that the commission will continue to ensure that promotions are regular and based on the relevant rules and regulations.
