The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 93 senior police officers to their next ranks, following their successful participation in a written examination and oral interview conducted at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
The approvals came out of the PSC’s plenary meeting held Wednesday at its Corporate Headquarters in Abuja. According to a statement by PSC spokesman Torty Kalu, the promotions break down across four ranks, 13 Commissioners of Police elevated to Assistant Inspector General of Police, 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police promoted to Commissioners of Police, 28 Assistant Commissioners of Police promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police, and 33 Chief Superintendents of Police elevated to Assistant Commissioners of Police.
The newly promoted AIGs are Itam Nnaghe Obono, Bassey Samuel Ewah, Osagie John Agans-Irabor, Monday Agbonika, Iyamah Daniel Adebor, Isa Danladi Nda, Akaninyene Ezima, Livingstein Ikioye Orutugu, Afegbua B. Rashid, Edozie Hycenth Azuka, Haruna Alaba Yahaya, Emenari Ifeanyi Innocent and Betty Enekpen Otimenyin.
Those elevated to the substantive rank of Commissioner of Police are Nelson Nwamanna, Bolanle A. Murtala, Danbaba Mohammed Labbo, Ajayi Oluyemi, Oki Rita Oyintare, Ibrahim Umar Zungura, Iya Umar Mohammed, Darma Nuhu Na’aliyu, Nuruddeen A. Sabo, Tijjani Murtala, Yakubu Mohammed, Ibrahim Lukunche Usman, Akingbade C. Adeyinka, Mohammed Hassan Ahmed, Samuel Erale Ahmed, Adedeji Taiwo and Zainab A. Pembi.
Beyond these named officers, 28 Assistant Commissioners of Police were elevated to Deputy Commissioner, and 33 Chief Superintendents moved up to Assistant Commissioner. Separately, the commission also confirmed the appointment of 162 Assistant Superintendents of Police II to the substantive rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police I, a step that formalises their standing at that rank rather than a promotion in the traditional sense.
Addressing the newly promoted officers after the exercise, PSC Chairman DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd) congratulated them and urged them to justify the confidence placed in them through exemplary service. He charged them to remain truthful, transparent and accountable in their duties, and specifically advised them to steer clear of involvement in civil disputes, particularly land-related matters, an area that has drawn police officers into controversy in the past. Argungu also urged the officers to think beyond their current postings, reminding them that there is life after retirement and that their conduct now will shape how they are remembered once their service ends. “Guide your reputation and integrity. Let your actions speak for you and not against you,” he said.
