Police Service Commission Appoints DIGs, Promotes 12 CPs

The commission further approved the promotion of 12 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police.

The new AIGs are: CP Egbetokun Adeolu, Admin Medical, Falomo, Lagos; CP Emienbo Assayomo, Kwara State Command; CP Christiana Cookey, Welfare, Force Headquarters; CP Evelyn Peterside, Eastern Port and CP Eboka Friday, Rivers State Command.

Others are CP Adesina Soyemi, Nasarawa State Command; CP Asafa Adekunle, CMOT, FCT; CP Edward Egbuka, Kogi State Command; CP Janet Agbede, Abia State Command; CP Oruebo Daso, Research and Development, FHQ; CP Olokode Olawale, Osun State Command; and CP Abutu Yaro, Edo State Command.

57 Assistant Commissioners of Police were also promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police. They include; ACP Suel Gimba; ACP Mohammed Danladi; ACP Richard Gara; ACP Lasis Titilola; ACP Obuagbaka John and ACP Aliko Dankoli.

Others also include; ACP Silas Bamidele Aremu; ACP Sylvester Uzoefuna; ACP Shaq Salihu; ACP Magaji Ismaila; ACP Ali Sarbi; ACP Theodore Obasi and ACP Sarah Ehindero, amongst others.

Other approvals also include: 60 Chief Superintendents of Police to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police. Included among the newly promoted ACPs are; CSP Odion Aire; CSP Garba Yaro; CSP Abayomi Oni; CSP Badamasi Musa former DPO 9th Mile Division, Enugu; CSP Rabiu Musa and CSP Bamidele Awoniyi.

The Commission further approved the promotion of 286 Superintendents of Police to Chief Superintendents. They include; SP Joseph Eyanagho, Osun State Command; SP Oluwatoyin Adesope, Anambra State Command; SP Christopher Chiroma, SIB Sokoto; SP Ugochukwu Ijeoma, DPO Omoku, Rivers State; SP Emmanuel Nwangwu, Commander EOD Base 6 Port Harcourt; SP Moses Maku, FCT Command; SP Numan Ismaila, Bauchi State Command; SP Uchenna Noah, Commander Anambra State Special Anti Cult Squad; SP Jummai Kuforiji; SP Ugah Joseph; SP Makama Linus; SP Dahiru Ibrahim; SP Ibrahim Ignatius; SP Mohammad Bashir; SP Dorothy Igweze, Enugu state Command; SP Joseph Onaji, FCIID and SP Andrew Mgbabor, Lagos State Command, amongst others.

The PSC had earlier approved the commencement of promotion examinations for police officers from 2023.

It took notice of the Public Service Rules 020701, 020702, 020703 and 160304 which prescribed examinations as one of the conditions for promotions in the Public Service and approved that henceforth promotion examination will be a pre-requisite for promotions in the Nigeria Police Force.

The commission also approved the setting up of the Police Promotion Examination Board. The 11-Member Board will have a representative of the Nigeria Police Force who must not be below the rank of a Deputy Inspector General of Police.