Force
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion
of 175 senior Police Officers and stepped down the promotion
of 112 others.
The decision was taken during the 9th Plenary Meeting of the
Commission held in Abuja on Monday and Tuesday, presided over by
Commission Chairman, Retired Inspector General of Police, Musiliu
Smith.
The Commission promoted one Assistant Inspector General of
Police, AIG Sanusi Lemu to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of
Police, DIG, to replace retired DIG Abdulmajid Ali, representing
the North Central.
It also approved the promotion of one Commissioner of Police,
CP. Mustapha Dandaura, former CP Anambra and Rivers States to the
substantive rank of an Assistant Inspector General of Police.
Also promoted were 167 Superintendents of Police to Chief
Superintendents, three Deputy Superintendents of Police to
Superintendents, two Assistant Superintendents of Police to Deputy
Superintendents and four Inspectors to Assistant
Superintendents.
The Commission stood down the promotions of 112 senior Police
Officers for the failure of the Inspector General of Police to
comply with the directive of the Commission to attach the
Presidential approval for the creation of additional Police Zonal
Commands and Departments from where the vacancies for the
recommended Officers were harvested.
The Commission stood down the promotion of 13 Commissioners of
Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General, eight
Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners to Commissioners
and 91 Chief Superintendents of Police to Assistant
Commissioners.
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The 167 Superintendents of Police promoted to Chief
Superintendents include; Hezekiah Ali, Chukwuma Johnson Ubasonye,
Samson Oyemauche, Ismail Lawal, Oyedele Saka Oyerinde and Nieketien
George. Others were; Adamu Garba, Divisional Police Officer,
Abakaliki road, Enugu State Command, Ikechukwu Ogoegbunam
Udegbunam, Unit Commander, EOD, Jalingo, Taraba State Command,
Abiodun Oluwaseun Ayinde, Ogun State Command and Wellington
Omorogieva among others.
The Commission also confirmed the acting appointments of 60
senior Police Officers including three Commissioners of Police and
four Deputy Commissioners.
The beneficiaries are Egbetokun Adeolu, Commissioner of Police
Kwara State, Odumosu Olusegun, Commissioner of Police Lagos State
and Shehu Usman Shuaibu, Commissioner of Police Works in the Force
Headquarters. Others are; Deputy Commissioner of Police Nwonyi
Emeka, DCP Ibrahim Maikaba; DCP Ahmed Musa and DCP Jimoh Moshood,
former Force Public Relations Officer and currently DCP, CID,
Airport Command, Lagos.
The Commission also confirmed the acting appointments of three
CSPs, Azogor Edu Jude, Usman Musa, Presidential Villa and Alhassan
Idris Gambo.
The appointments of three Superintendents of Police were also
confirmed. They are Ijomah Chidebere Joseph, Sector Commander, FIB,
STS, Enugu, Ogarachi Chima Eze, O/C Marine Command Port Harcourt
and Olusegun Osunbure.
The Commission’s decisions are expected to be conveyed to the
Inspector General of Police on Monday, October 5th 2020 for
implementation.