The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 93 senior police officers to their next ranks, following their success in the recently concluded written examination and oral interview at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja.
The announcement was made after the PSC’s plenary meeting held on Wednesday, July 1, at the PSC headquarters in Abuja.
Thirteen Commissioners of Police promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police included CP Counter Terrorism Unit, Itam Nnaghe Obono; CP Plateau State, Bassey Samuel Ewah; CP FCID Lagos, Osagie John Agans-Irabor; CP Edo State, Monday Agbonika; CP Bayelsa State, Iyamah Daniel Adebor; CP Abia State, Isa Danladi Nda; Director NPF-NCCC, Akaninyene Ezima; CP Anambra State, Livingstein Ikioye Orutugu; CP Cross River State, Afegbua B. Rashid; CP AML/CFT, FCID, Edozie Hycenth Azuka; CP Jigawa, Haruna Alaba Yahaya; CP Benue State, Emenari Ifeanyi Innocent; and CP Welfare, Betty Enekpen Otimenyin.
The 17 newly-promoted Commissioners of Police and their former postings are: Nelson Nwamanna, DC CID Zone 11; Bolanle A. Murtala, DC Ops Ogun; Danbaba Mohammed Labbo, DC Litigation; Ajayi Oluyemi, DC CID Zone 7; Oki Rita Oyintare, DC Gender; Ibrahim Umar Zungura, DC FCID Abuja; Iya Umar Mohammed, DC X-Squad FCID Lagos; Darma Nuhu Na’aliyu, DC CID Sokoto; Nuruddeen A. Sabo, DC Ops Kaduna; Tijjani Murtala, DC Ops Jigawa; Yakubu Mohammed, DC DFA Benue State; Ibrahim Lukunche Usman, DC Ops Zone 15; Akingbade C. Adeyinka, DC CID Ondo; Mohammed Hassan Ahmed, DC Ops Bauchi; Samuel Erale Ahmed, DC Comm. Safety; Adedeji Taiwo, DC ZCID Zone 1 Kano; and Zainab A. Pembi, FID.
In the same vein, 28 Assistant Commissioners of Police were promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police.
They included Ofili Felix, AC Procurement; Mohammed Baba-Mala, AC CSP Dops FHQ; Deborah O. Benary, AC CID Ogun; Mohammed Sani Musa, AC CID Maritime; Lot Garba Lantoh, Commanding Officer 22 PMF, Lagos; Ijeoma Princewill Onyema, AC Admin Zone 6 Calabar; Oyedepo Olubisi, AC CID Enugu State; Amanyi Christopher, AC JTF Ops Delta Safe Bayelsa; and Regina Mbanefo, AC Zone 13 Anambra, among others.
Thirty-Three Chief Superintendents of Police were also promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police, including Mustapha Lawal, 2/ic Area Commander Gumel; Gafar Ajayi Adeyanju and CSP Nnamdi Lotanna Anabike, DPO Central Police Station Onitsha, among others.
The Commission also approved the confirmation of appointment of 162 Assistant Superintendents of Police II (ASP II) to the substantive rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police I (ASP I).
The PSC spokesman, Torty Njoku Kalu, said in a statement, said that the promotion was part of the high points of the PSC’s decisions at its plenary meeting.
Congratulating the newly-elevated officers, the Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), admonished them to be truthful, transparent and accountable in their new responsibilities.
He further advised the officers to be professional in their conduct and to be cautious of civil matters, especially land-related ones, and be mindful of the fact that there is life after retirement.
“Guide your reputation and integrity. Let your actions speak for you and not against you”, he added.
