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From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors General of Police(DIGs), and one Assistant Inspector General of Police(AIG).
The commission has also announced the appointment of two police commissioners for Enugu and Oyo states.
PSC Head of Press and Public Relations
Ikechukwu Ani gave the names of the newly promoted DIGs, as : Sadiq Idiris Abubakar, Commandant Police Academy , Wudil, Kano.
Abubakar, a former Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory; was also CP Peace keeping Operations and Coordinator, Police Special Forces;
Benjamin Nebolisa Okolo, former AIG, Zone 16, Yenagoa and presently the AIG Department of Information Communication Technology, Force Headquarters, Abuja and Williams Adebowale, Commandant, Police Staff College Jos.
Others are Bzigu Yakubu Kwazi Bali, AIG FCID, Annex Enugu; Idegwu Basil Ukuoma, AIG Zone 14, Katsina and Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, AIG Zone 16, Yenagoa , and former Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command. He was also a former CP Border Patrol, Force Headquarters, CP Crime Prevention and Community safety; Deputy Force Secretary and currently AIG in charge of NPF Counter Terrorism Unit( CTU), Force Headquarters, Abuja.
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Also promoted to the rank of AIG, is the Commissioner of Police Enugu State Command, Uzuegbu Kanayo.
Uzuegbu, was a former Assistant Commissioner Operations Zone 9, Umuahia; Area Commander, Owerri; Area Commander Karu, Nasarawa state; Commander Operation Switch, Portharcourt; Deputy Commissioner Finance and Admin Edo State Command, DCP, state CID, Osun State and Commissioner of Police Operations, Communication, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Ani, in a statement, said The Commission also approved the appointment of Commissioners of Police for Oyo and Enugu state commands. CP Ademola Johnson, Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police, was appointed CP Oyo State. He was also a former Deputy Commissioner of Police Delta State Command. CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa was appointed CP, Enugu State, to take over from newly promoted AIG Kanayo Uzuegbu. CP Giwa was former DCP Operations Kaduna and Imo state commands; ACP Police Mobile Force, Force Headquarters Abuja; and CSP A, Commissioner of Police Mobile Force, Force Headquarters among other postings in the Police Mobile Force.
The Commission also approved the promotion of eight Chief Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police. They are Abdullahi Kamba Usman; Sani Abdu; Ifeanyi Owo; Vincent Orole; Elisha Atikinkpan and Margaret Okonkwo. Others are Alhasan Aliyu Guga and Imo Owinizi Ezekiel.
The newly promoted senior Police Officers were subjected to written examinations and interactive oral interview.
Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd) presided over the sessions with Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, Justice of the Supreme Court (rtd.) and Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary in the Commission; DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd), Honourable Commissioner representing the Police and Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission in attendance.
DIG Argungu charged the new DIGs to give the Inspector-General of Police the required support and cooperation to ensure that the Force would be in a good position to secure public space and ensure that law and order are maintained.
