The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 27 senior police officers, comprising 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, in a statement signed by Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations, said this development was announced at the PSC’s 2nd plenary meeting.
Ani explained that the newly promoted officers underwent rigorous written and oral examinations at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters on December 16th, as the Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu, had 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