The Police Service Commission has elevated the rank of Assistant Inspector General. Ari Mohammed Ali, with his appointment as a Deputy Inspector General of Police.
The appointment was disclosed by the PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
Ali replaces DIG Ade Ayuba who has retired from service, Thenewsbearer reports.
Until his appointment, Ali was the AIG in charge of Zone One, Kano.
He hails from Nasarawa State in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria.
The statement read that Ali would assume duties to represent the region from where the retired DIG Ayuba also hails from.
The PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), who presided over the emergency management meeting of the Commission, called for professionalism and zero tolerance for corruption from the new DIG.
DIG Argungu said that the new DIG would be encouraged to fall in line with the Commission’s vision for a Police Force that is professional and accountable to the Nigerian people.
He said the new PSC is building a new police that would be a pride to Nigerians, free of corruption but full of vigour and determination to serve.
He said that the Commission would continue to partner with the police to ensure that it succeeds in its primary duty of protecting lives and property, as well as curbing crime and criminality.
He congratulated DIG Ari Mohammed Ali and charged him to go and give his best in the service of his fatherland.
DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd) as well as the Secretary to the Commission, Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, who also congratulated the new DIG, assured him of the Commission’s support.
