WATCH THE VIDEO HERE This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the PSC spokesman Ikechukwu Ani. Naijaonpoint reports, according to the statement, that 20 Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs), 19 Commissioners of Police (CPs), and 27 Deputy and Assistant Commissioners of Police (DCPs and ACPs) were part of those promoted. Others include 13 Superintendents of Police (SPs) and 14 Deputy Superintendents (DSPs), who were also elevated to their next ranks of Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs), respectively. The officers promoted to AIG include: Fasuba Akinyele Olabode – CP, Special Fraud Unit, Force Headquarters Musibau Omolabi Ajani – CP, Admin, FCID Aliyu Abubakar Musa – CP, Katsina State Command Patrick Adedeji Atayero – Former CP, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD), Force Headquarters Gyogon Augustine Grimah – CP, Cross Rivers State Command Olaiya Victor Mobolaji – CP, Kwara State Command Chukwudi Chris Ariekpere – CP, Taraba State Command & Commandant, Police College Oji River Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu – CP, Force Headquarters Olalolu Adebowale Adegbite – CP, Interpol, FCID Godwin Iguh Eze – CP, SEB, FCID Annex, Lagos Disu Olatunji Rilwan – CP, Federal Capital Territory Others promoted include: Alausa Hakeem Tolani – CP, Admin PAB, Force Headquarters Kareem Musa – CP, Interpol Annex, Lagos Mohammed Shehu Dalijan – CP, Zamfara State Command Dan-Mamman Shawulu – CP, Niger State Command Clement Robert – CP, SERVICOM R & P, Force Headquarters Musa Auwal Mohammed – CP, Bauchi State Command Thomas Abraham Nabhoni – Office of the National Security Adviser Abel Jangnap Miri Zwalchir – CP, ICT, Force Headquarters Ifeanyi Uka – CP, Works, Force Headquarters New Commissioners of Police (CPs) The 19 promoted CPs include: Usman Tahir – DCP, R & P, Force Headquarters Sunday J.A. Okoebor – DCP, Admin & Finance, Force Headquarters Ayodeji Faniyan – DCP, Zonal CID, Zone 5, Benin Saka Adewale Ajao – DCP, Zonal CID, Zone 2, Lagos Omole Ola – DCP, PSFU, Lagos Hope Urunwa Okafor – Deputy Force Provost, Force Headquarters Ajo Geoffrey Ordue – DCP, DFA, Zone 17, Akure Olufunke Adeayo – DC, Pensions, Force Headquarters Stephen Olubunmi Ogedengbe – DCP, X Squad, FCID Iyabode Oluwatoyin Agbaminoja – DCP, SCID, Oyo State Command Adebowale Lawal – DCP, State CID, Enugu State Command Ojo Adekimi – DCP, Operations, Kwara State Command Yemi John Oyeniyi – DCP, DFA, Ondo State Command Additional promotions include: Obasi Mary Okereke – DCP, Disaster Management Ops, Force Headquarters Moses Ashu Ottah – DCP, Ops, Eastern Ports, Port Harcourt Felix Akoneme Nnebue – DCP, ZCID, Zone 16, Yenagoa Gazali Alade Abdul-Salaam – DCP, CID, Railway Command, Lagos Fidelis Ndubuisi Ogarabe – DCP, Administration, Anambra State Command Olubode Ojajuni – DCP, State CID, Ogun State Command. The promotion exercise was presided over by PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), alongside DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd) and the Secretary of the Commission, Chief Onyemuche Nnamani.
The promotion of 66 senior police officers to their next ranks has been approved by the Police Service Commission (PSC).