‘8 AIGs, 15 CPs, 52 ACPs’ — PSC promotes 684 police officers

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of senior police officers to different ranks.

Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, announced the approval in a statement released on Friday.

Ani said the promotion was approved during the first plenary meeting of the new board of the commission.

In the list, eight commissioners of police were promoted to the rank of assistant inspector-general of police, while 15 deputy commissioners of police were elevated to commissioners of police.

Also, 52 chief superintendents of police were promoted to assistant commissioners of police, 525 superintendents of police were elevated to the rank of chief superintendents of police, and 84 deputy superintendents were promoted to superintendents of police.

“The eight commissioners of police promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police are CP Benneth Igwe, Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command; Suleiman Mohammed Abdul, acting Assistant Inspector General of Police, PAB, Force Headquarters Abuja; CP Augustina Nwuka Ogbodo, CP Ebonyi State Command; CP Stephen Olanrewaju, CP Admin, Works, Force Headquarters Abuja; CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, CP Abia State Command; CP Fayoade Adegoke Mustapha, CP Lagos State Command; CP Adegboyega Funsho Adegboye, CP Admin, FID, Abuja; and CP Mohammed Bala Labbo, CP Communication DICT Force Headquarters, Abuja,” the statement reads.

“The 15 deputy commissioners of police elevated to substantive commissioners of police are: DCP Innocent Ifeanyi Emenari, DCP State CID Taraba State Command; DCP Betty Enekpen Otimenyin, DCP DFA, Zone 5 Benin; DCP James Iroegbunam Nwokolo, DC DFA, Edo State Command; DCP Felix Nka Oben, DC Federal Operations, Force Headquarters Annex Lagos; DCP Olusegun Eyitayo Omosayin, DC Armament, Directorate of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja; DCP Ugobueze Ogbodo, Deputy Commandant, Police Detective College Enugu; DCP Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, DC Department of Operations, Zone 5 Benin; DCP James Iroegbunam Nwokolo, DC DFA, Edo State Command; DCP Felix Nka Oben, DC Federal Operations, Force Headquarters Annex Lagos; DCP Olusegun Eyitayo Omosayin DC Armament, Directorate of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja; DCP Ugobueze Ogbodo, Deputy Commandant, Police Detective College Enugu; DCP Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, DC Department of Operations, Zone 11 Osogbo and DCP Taylor Lennox Olarewaju, DC, CCR, Lagos State.

“Others are; DCP Sa’adatu Ismaila, DC Anti Human Trafficking Annex Lagos; DCP Olabode Adeleye Akinbamilowo, Deputy Force Secretary (DFS11); DCP Regina Cosmas Udoette, DC Department of Finance and Admin, Akwa Ibom State Command; DCP Francis Omatimeyin Gbiwen, DC, State CID Edo state Command; DCP Afolabi Wilfred Olatokunbo, DC Department of Finance and Admin, Delta State Command; DCP Ohiozoba Oyakhire Ehiede Acting CP Legal, FCID Force Headquarters Abuja; and DCP Anthonia Adaku Uche-Anya, DC, Department of Finance and Admin FID.”

Speaking on the promotion, Hashimu Argungu, PSC chairman, said the officers must continue to seek knowledge and be equipped to address the challenges of 21st century policing.

Argungu said the officers must be deliberate about the war against insurgency and banditry.