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PSC elevates 12 CPs to AIG, 16 deputies, 27 ACPs

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By Christopher Oji

The Police Service Commission( PSC) has approved the promotion of 12  Commissioners of Police (CPs)to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General(AIGs).

The Commission also approved the promotion of 16 Deputy Commissioners of police (DCPs)to substantive Commissioners and 27 Assistant Commissioners to Deputy Commissioners.

One Assistant Commissioner was absent for the exercise and was not promoted.

According to Head, Press and Public Relations, PSC, Ikechukwu Ani,

“The  Commission also approved the promotion of 145 Chief Superintendents of Police to ACPs which include: General Duty Police Officers and specialists such as Officers from Airwing, Medical Doctors and Dentists, Pharmacists, Lab Scientists, physiotherapists  and Nurses. Other are Priests, Airwing and  aircraft Engineers.

“Twenty nine Superintendents of Police, all Specialists ( Info-Tec, Works and AFIS),were also promoted to the next rank of Chief Superintendents of Police. The Commission also approved the promotion of 38 Deputy Superintendents (Specialists) to the next rank of Superintendents.

“The 12  CPs promoted to the rank of AIG: are Johnson Oluwole Adenola, current CP, Oyo State, former Principal Staff Officer to the IGP and also former DC Operations, Delta State Command;  Ako Benedict Gabriel, Current CP Anti Fraud; Ahmadu Tijani Abdullahi, CP Jigawa state; Emmanuel  Adegbola Aina, acting AIG Intelligence, Force Intelligence; Omolara Ibidun Oloruntola;  Hassan Abdu Yababet, CP, Police College Jos;

Bretet Emmanuel  Simon; CP Taraba;  Enyinnaya Inonachi Adiogu, CP FCID, Gombe Zonal Command; Aminu Baba Raji; CP Special Unit, FCID, Alagbon; Mohammed  Mu’azu Usman, CP Eastern Ports, Portharcourt  Festus Chinedu Oko, acting AIG DLS Department, Force Headquarters and Ronke Nurat Okunade, Special Fraud Unit FCID Annex Lagos.

“ The 1DC promoted to full Commissioners are’Uduak Otu Ita; Sheikh Mohammed  Danko; Charles  Ezekwesiri Dike; Nnana Oji Ama, DC Intelligence FCID; Gabriel Onyilo Eliagwu; Abiola Reuben Olutunde; Yakubu  Useni Dankaro; Michael Adegoroye Falade;  Aina Adesola and Umar Ahmed Chuso.

“ Others are; Emefile Tony Osifo; Innocent  Ilogbunam Anagbado; Musa Mohammed Sani; Victor Avwerosuo Erivwode, DC SEB, FCID; Omoikhudu Philip and Sylvester Edogbanya.

“The 27 Assistant Commissioners of Police, elevated to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners are; Shehu  Idris; David Adio Alalada acting DCP Admin, Enugu State Command; Dalhatu Basher; Hamzat Tambai; Abdulkarim Nuhu, Area Commander Port Harcourt; Olufemi Akinwale  Akinola; Sani Fudaiku Kura; Yakubu Isah; Isa Abubukar Adamu; Sunday Omonijo and Sunday  Akinlolu Okunola.

“ Others are:  Abimbola  Shafkat Abdulraheem; Adekunle Murisiku Tokosi; Ibrahim Sumaila Musa;  Mohammed  Jega Musa; Musa Jibril;  Ali Isa Gumel; Dankal Umar Bello; Suleiman  Ladi Abdullahi; Suleiman  Sade; Ahmed Ataka Tanko and Shehu Aliyu. ACP Ndidiamaka Alifi Oguamalam, Police College Ikeja; Magawata Mode; Adedeji Adeniyi; Bello  Zaurah Tukur; Mohammed Muntari Mati and Mohammed Ajose were also promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police.

“ Zubairu Maina, Olufikayo Abimbola  Fawole, Stephen Olusola Olatise, Buhari Abdullahi and Akaniyere Etuk were some of the Chief Superintendents promoted to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners.

“ Others include: Lateef Jaiyeola, CSP Admin, Force Education; Agbemoroti Clement Oloruntoba acting ACP Admin Zone 17 Akure and former DPO Bode Osi Olaoluwa, Osun state; Magaji Kabomo Mohammed, IGP Monitoring Unit; Chinedum Aniagbaso, ICT Force Headquarters; Abdullahi  Mohammed Deba, Gender Unit, Force Intelligence; Mohammed Sani Idris, Commander SPU BASE 7 Abuja; Barau Dalhatu Bafarawa FCID and Ugwuodo Chika, Homicide  section, FCID Abuja.

“ Adeoye Benjamin  Oyekunle acting ACP X squad, Akure Ondo state Command; Sani El-Mustapha, CRU, Force Headquarters; Sani Mohammed Babainna and Olabode Olawole of the Airwing Unit among others.

“ The  successful Officers underwent examination and interview sessions conducted by the Commission.

DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd)Chairman of the Commission’s Standing Committee on Police matters coordinated the promotion exercises and presented the report to the Commission in Plenary for consideration and approval.

“ DIG Argungu said the promotion exams have come to stay in line with global best practices and advised the Officers to sit up or to be showed the way out.