The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the promotion of 12 Commissioners of Police (CPs) and 188 other senior officers across various ranks in the Nigeria Police Force.
This was disclosed in a statement on Monday in Abuja by Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the PSC.
According to Ani, the 12 Commissioners of Police were elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs). In addition, 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) were promoted to CPs, 27 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to DCPs, and 145 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to ACPs.
Ani noted that one of the ACPs due for promotion was absent and, therefore, not promoted.
The commission also approved the promotion of 29 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to CSPs and 38 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) to SPs, Ani added.
He highlighted that the 145 CSPs promoted to ACPs included both General Duty Police Officers and specialists from various fields such as Airwing, medical doctors, dentists, pharmacists, laboratory scientists, physiotherapists, nurses, priests, and aircraft engineers.
“The 29 SPs promoted to CSPs and 38 DSPs promoted to SPs were all specialists,” Ani said.
He listed the newly promoted AIGs as Johnson Adenola, Ako Gabriel, Ahmadu Abdullahi, Emmanuel Aina, Omolara Oloruntola, Hassan Yababet, Bretet Simon, Enyinnaya Adiogu, Aminu Raji, Mohammed Usman, Festus Oko, and Ronke Okunade.
For those promoted from DCP to CP, Ani named Uduak Ita, Sheikh Danko, Charles Dike, Nnana Ama, Gabriel Eliagwu, Abiola Olutunde, Yakubu Dankaro, Michael Falade, Aina Adesola, and Umar Chuso. Others include Emefile Osifo, Innocent Anagbado, Musa Sani, Victor Erivwode, Omoikhudu Philip, and Sylvester Edogbanya.
Ani explained that the promotion exercise followed rigorous examinations and interview sessions conducted by the commission.
He further stated that Taiwo Lakanu, the chairman of the Commission’s Standing Committee on Police Matters, coordinated the process and presented the report to the commission in plenary for consideration and approval.
