PSC promotes 13 CPs, 17 others

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday approved the promotion of 13 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) following their successful performance in the recently concluded written examinations and oral interviews held at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja.

According to an official report from the Commission made available to the Nigerian Tribune in Abuja, the list of successful officers has been formally conveyed to the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, for immediate implementation.

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The newly promoted AIGs are: Emmanuel Ado Christopher (former CP, Yobe State), Joseph Eribo (former CP, Ekiti State), Dantawaye Miller (former CP, FCT), Uche Ifeanyi Henry, PhD (Director, NPF-National Cyber Crime Center), 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).

The report also stated that 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) were elevated to the rank of Commissioners of Police (CPs).

They include Abdulrahim Audu Shaibu (Commander NIWA, Lokoja), Abbas Sule (DC DFA INTERPOL), Ojugbele E. Adebola (DC OPS Zone 2 Lagos), Preye Raymond Egbetokun (DC DFA Akwa-Ibom Command), Kayode Uthman Magaji (Community Policing, R&P, FHQ Abuja), Adebisi Bola Lateef (DC DFA Osun Command), Markus Ishaku Basiran (DC DFA Zone 6 Calabar), Silas Bamidele Aremu (DD Admin DoLS), Sylvester Onyie Uzoefuna (DC DOPS Cross River Command), Magaji Ismaila (DC Projects PAB FHQ Abuja), Theodore Chukwuemeka Obasi (DC Maritime Lagos), Sarah Idowu Ehindero (DC DFA Ogun State Command), Hayatu Shaffa Hassan (DC SID Abia State Command), Mohammed Babakura (DC Inspectorate DTD), Danjuma I. Yahaya (DC DOPS Zone 12 Bauchi), and Rebecca Uchenna Okereke (Band Master).

The Commission further approved the promotion of 19 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to the rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), including officers such as Rilwan Shaibu (PTS Nekede IMS), Grace Obiageli Ejiofor (AC Disaster Management, FHQ Abuja), Ibrahim Ada Yusuf (AC Idu Railway Abuja), Muazu Imaru Dange (A/COR T/Wada Kano), and Samuel Ebikebina Debekeme (C/ DOO-Akpo Bayelsa State Command).

In addition, 35 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) were promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).

While congratulating the newly promoted officers, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Hashimu Salihu Argungu, a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, described the promotions as recognition of merit, dedication, and excellence in service.

He urged the officers to redouble their efforts and justify their new ranks through unwavering commitment to effective policing and national security.

Argungu also commended members of the PSC board, including Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court; Taiwo Lakanu, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police; and the Secretary to the Commission, Onyemuche Nnamani, for their contributions to the success of the promotion exercise.

The Commission reaffirmed its commitment to building a professional, efficient and accountable Nigeria Police Force through fair and rigorous promotion processes.

However, as of press time, the Commission had yet to issue an official public statement on the development.