By Dianabasi Effiong
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of three Assistant Inspectors of Police (AIGs) and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to the rank of Commissioner of Police (CPs).
The newly promoted officers are; CP Garba Ahmed, (CP Yobe State Command); CP Nemi Osigoboka Iwo, (CP Border Patrol) and CP Salman Garba Dogo, (CP Kwara State Command) to the rank of AIGs.
This was made known in a statement on Wednesday by the commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani.
CP Ahmed from Katsina State was the former Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Enugu State Command, and Oyo State, respectively.
CP Iwo was a former CP CTU, Force Headquarters, CP Force Intelligence, and CP Edo State Command.
CP Dogo was the former CP General Intelligence, Force CID, CP Armament, and CP Kano State.
The 16 Deputy Commissioners promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police were Audu Baba Umaru, who was promoted and retired.
Some of the promoted officers.
Others are Cyriacus Enechukwu; Gombit Kopshella Bangs; Eloho Edwin Okpoziakpo; Mamman Bitrus Giwa; Rosemary Okpoho Akpan; Umar Hassan Kabir and Usman Kanfani Jibrin.
Naziru Abdulmajid; Osadolor Olaye; Modi Jonathan Filiya; Sani Omolori; Hassan Gwani Saleh; Hammed Sule; Ayodele Rowland Adeyemi; and Justine Obiora Oranwusi, Director of Works, Force Headquarters were also promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police.
The promotions were the high points of an Extraordinary Meeting of the Commission presided over by Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd) and attended by Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and the Commissioner representing the Judiciary; DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd), the Commissioner representing the Police and Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.
The candidates for promotion were subjected to written examination and oral interview.
The commission’s Chairman used the occasion of the interactive session to warn the Officers to stay clear of civil matters such as land, marital issues, debt collection, etc, and allow the courts to adjudicate on such matters.
DIG Argungu said the Commission would deal decisively with any of them caught engaging in such matters.
He also said that the Commission would continue to monitor them and support them to give their best.
