PSC Promotes Banji Lawal To DIG, To Represent Southwest On Police Management Team

A senior Police Officer, Banji Lawal, has been promoted to the rank of a substantive Deputy Inspector General of Police representing the South West Geopolitical Zone.

The approval of his promotion was given on Friday by the Police Service Commission (PSC) at its extraordinary session, according to a statement signed and made available to Naijaonpoint by the commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani.

Until his latest elevation, Lawal was the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) in charge of Border Patrol, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

Lawal takes over from DIG Sylvester Alabi, who represented the zone and retired on the 31st of December 2024. Alabi was the DIG in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department.

The statement noted that, “The new DIG Lawal appeared before the Commission in Plenary.

“Present were the Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu Rtd mni, Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and DIG Taiwo Lakanu Rtd, FDC.

“He went through written and oral examinations where he particularly commended the Community Policing programme of the Nigeria Police Force which he said is succeeding and has achieved a lot so far.”

The new DIG was a former Commandant Police Training College, Ikeja, Lagos; Assistant Commissioner Operations, Ekiti State Command; Abia State Command and Edo State Command.

He later became Area Commander Uyo, Deputy Commissioner Operations, Nasarawa State; Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Akwa Ibom State and Deputy Commissioner Finance and Admin ICT Force Headquarters Abuja. He was also Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Registrar, Central Criminal Registry (CCR) Force Headquarters Annex, Alagbon close, Ikoyi; DCP Finance and Administration, Benue state; Deputy Commandant, Police Academy, Wudil Kano and CP General Investigation, Force CID.

The PSC Chairman congratulated him on his elevation and charged him to make himself relevant in the Police Management Team.