The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 27 senior police officers, including 11 Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners of Police.
The Police Service Commission ( PSC ) has approved the promotion of 27 senior police officers. This includes 11 Commissioners of Police elevated to Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police. The Commission announced this development at its 2nd plenary meeting. The newly promoted officers underwent rigorous written and oral examinations at the Commission's Corporate Headquarters on December 16th.
The Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu, emphasized that both written and oral examinations would henceforth be prerequisites for promotion in all cadres of the Nigeria Police Force. The 11 Commissioners of Police promoted to Assistant Inspectors General of Police include Umar Shehu Nadada, Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State; Mustapha Mohammed Bala, Commissioner of Police, Rivers State; Abayomi Peter Oladipo, Commissioner of Police, Ondo State; Taiwo Olatunde Adeleke, Commissioner of Police, SWAT, FCID, Abuja; Ibrahim Abdullahi, mni, Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State; and Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, Commissioner of Police, PPP, DLS, Force Headquarters, Abuja. Others are Akinwale Kunle Adeniran, mni, Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State; Zubairu Abubakar, Commissioner of Police, Courses, Police Staff College, Jos; Fom Pam Joseph, psc(+), Commissioner of Police, Homicide, FCID, Abuja; Emuobo Fred Ekokotu, fdc, Commissioner of Police, Admin, Airwing, Abuja; and Garba Musa Yusuf, Deputy Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos
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