The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the promotion of 684 senior police officers.
Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, who announced the development in a statement, said the decision to approve the promotion of senior officers took place during the first preliminary meeting with the new Chairman of PSC in Abuja.
According to him, the meeting presided over by the Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), had in attendance, DIG Taiwo Lakanu, (rtd), Commissioner and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.
It said eight Commissioners of Police were elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police, while 15 Deputy Commissioners of Police were promoted to the next rank of full Commissioners of Police.
“Fifty two Chief Superintendents of Police were also promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police, 525 Superintendents of Police promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendents of Police and 84 Deputy Superintendents promoted to Superintendents of Police,” it said.
It said the eight Commissioners of Police and 15 Deputy Commissioners were subjected to some form of assessment/examination,a condition now precedent for their promotion to the new ranks.
The PSC Chairman said the Commission must also ensure that promotions in the Police will be merit based and predictable, just as he assured that the Commission will not for any reason delay the promotion of deserving officers but insisted that it must be earned.
The eight Commissioners of Police promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police are: Benneth Igwe Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command; Suleiman Mohammed Abdul, acting Assistant Inspector General of Police, PAB, Force Headquarters Abuja; Augustina Nwuka Ogbodo, CP Ebonyi State Command; Stephen Olanrewaju, CP Admin, Works, Force Headquarters Abuja; Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, CP Abia State Command; Fayoade Adegoke Mustapha, CP Lagos State Command; Adegboyega Funsho Adegboye, CP Admin, FID, Abuja; and Mohammed Bala Labbo, CP Communication DICT Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The 15 Deputy Commissioners of Police elevated to substantive Commissioners of Police are: DCP Innocent Ifeanyi Emenari, DCP State CID Taraba State Command; DCP Betty Enekpen Otimenyin, DCP DFA, Zone 5 Benin; DCP James Iroegbunam Nwokolo, DC DFA, Edo State Command; DCP Felix Nka Oben, DC Federal Operations, Force Headquarters, Annex Lagos; DCP Olusegun Eyitayo Omosayin DC Armament, Directorate of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja; DCP Ugobueze Ogbodo, Deputy Commandant, Police Detective College Enugu; DCP Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, DC Department of Operations, Zone 11 Osogbo and DCP Taylor Lennox Olarewaju, DC, CCR, Lagos State.
