The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the promotion of 18 Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), and 33 Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners.
PSC and Public Relations Officer of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja.
Ani gave the names of the newly-promoted officers as former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, Maurice A. Yusuf; Ibrahim Murtala Usman Mani, Wilson A. Inalegwu, Dibal Paul Yakadi, Haruna Huzi, Mshelia, Mohammad A. Mustafa, Hyelashinda Kimo Musa and Adeleye Olusola Oyebade.
Others are Olusola Kamar Subair, Basen Dapiya Gwana, David Oyebanji Folawiyo, Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim, Nkpa N. Inakwu, Chris Okey Ezike, Moses Ambakina Jitoboh, D.M Obembe, and Wilson O. Akhiwu.
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Ani, who said the promotion was the outcome of the decisions of the 4th Plenary meeting of the Commission held, between January 28-29, listed the newly-promoted Commissioners of Police to include Uche J. Anozie, Nwamhi Felix Yame, Mohammed Abdulmumini Gimba, Musa Adze, Philip Sule Maku, Umaru Haruna Miringa, Usman Sule Gomna, Adamu Usman, Daniel Sokari-Pedro, Ahmed Mohammed Azare, Adamu Saleh Jajeri, Maigana Alahi Sani, Audu Adamu Madaki and Dajuma Mohammed Lawal.
Also promoted were Ibrahim Sani Ka’oje, John Ogbonnaya Amadi, Ede Ayuba Ekpeji, Mohammed Bagega, Bello Makwashi, Buba Sanusi, Suleiman Balarabe, Rabiu Ladodo, Ndatsu Aliyu Mohammed, Yunusa Edwin Ogwuche, Cyril I. Okoro, Awosola Awotunde, Ayodele Andrew Olatunji, Garuba Danjuma, Bello Sani Dalijan, Imaikop Asuquo Okpongkpong and Sahabo Abubakar Yahaya.
Others were Jerome E. Bentem, Idris Nagoyo, Ibrahim A. Gora and Edna Obiageri Ugbebor.