The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday announced the promotion of nine Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, and nine Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners of Police; while also promoting over 20,356 senior police officers.
The Commission also approved the promotion of three Chief Superintendents to Assistant Commissioners of Police, 1,577 Deputy Superintendents to Superintendents of Police and 2,293 Assistant Superintendents to Deputy Superintendents of Police.
Also approved is the promotion/confirmation of 7,283 Assistant Superintendents (ASPII) to Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP1), 9,072 Inspectors to Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPII), 110 Inspectors promoted to Senior Inspectors.
The new Assistant Inspectors General are; Aminu Saleh Pai, currently the Executive Secretary, The Police Multi Purpose Cooperative Society, Lagos; Dasuki Danbappa Galadanchi, currently the acting AIG, Force CID Annex, Lagos; Okon Etim Ene, currently CP Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD), Force Headquarters and Abang B. John, currently Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command.
Others are Joseph Gobum Mukan, currently CP Rivers State; Aji Ali Janga, currently CP Sokoto State; Mukaddas Mohammed Garba, presently CP Benue State Command; Habu Sani Ahmadu, presently CP Kano State and Imohimi Edgal, former Commissioner of Police Lagos and Akwa Ibom States Command.
“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.
