The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 8,053 police officers in the country.
The PSC approved the promotion of the police officers on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
The PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, who made this known in a statement, said the police officers were promoted following consideration of recommendations from the commission’s Standing Committee on Police Promotions chaired by DIG Taiwo Lakanu.
Ani stated that the commission’s plenary resumed on Monday when shortlisted CPs and DCPs went through written and oral interviews.
He said this was followed with that of ACPs to DCPs and CSPs to ACPs on Tuesday, noting that 11 CPs were promoted to the next rank of AIGs and 16 DCPs were promoted to substantive CPs.
Ani added that 21 ACPs were also promoted to DCPs on Tuesday, while 57 CSPs were elevated to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners including CSP Odum Williams of Operation Department, Anambra State Command.
Ani disclosed that the PSC approved the promotion of 1,348 Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Chief Superintendents on Wednesday.
The promoted Officers included Anjuguri Manzah, DCO, Onne Port Division; Ihunwo Josephine, Zonal Public Relations Officer Zone 13 Ukpo; Matilda Umiah Ngbaronye former Public Information Officer, African Union Mission in Somalia, former Deputy PPRO, Lagos State Command, former DPO Ilupeju and currently DPO Iponri; Opara Angela Precious, IGP Secretariat, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Ajaka Chinedu, Admin Officer, 44 PMF; Felix Ekpoudom, O/C Quick Intervention Unit, Akwa Ibom State and former DPO, Eket; Ehinola Temitope Layomi, 2 PMF, Lagos; Okebugwu Eggbath Chidozie DPO, Abakaliki Road; and Okereke Joy Onyedikachu, O/C Servicom, Enugu State Command.
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Others were Aminu Mohammed Abdulkadir; Danladi Ameh Musa; Alhasan Yahaya, Adamu Muye Jesyca Gobum, Police Adviser to the United Nations; Mohammed Yusuf Adamu, 2/ic Base 3 SPU; Martin William, O/C Provost SPU; Ephraim Aneto, DLS, Zone 9 Umuahia; Isa Ibrahim Umuoru, Boarder Patrol; Ejiro Aganbi Daniel, Commander EOD, Rivers State; David Samuel, Commander CTU Lafia; and Ogu Caleb Ikechukwu FCT Command; among others.
Some of the 876 DSPs promoted to the next rank of Superintendents included Nnakwe Ugochukwu, Ebonyi State Command; Nioopwa Sondago; Fayiwole Julius Oluwadare; Chijioke Okoroafor; and Omotayo Olatunde.
Others were Umar Faruk Yesufu, ADC to Akwa Ibom State Governor; Lovina Obiageli Okwor, Admin Officer, Government House Awka; Ruth Danladi, Admin Officer Crack Squad, FCT Command; Ozoeze Victoria Chekwubechukwu O/C JWC, Osisioma Division, Abia state; Sunday Ogodo, ADC to Ebonyi State Governor; Loveth kunde, DCO Gwagwa Abuja, DCO; Eboko Okwudirichukwu Egwu, DCO Independence Layout Enugu Division; Ato Akperan, Commander Aba Intel; Opayemi Kadara, IRT, Abuja; Chukwuegbo Nnaemeka Cornelus, Unit Commander 45 PMF Abuja; Chinweuba Ogechi Lucy, Abia Command; and Odetayo Owolabi Iniobong, DCO, Ago- Okota, Division, Lagos.
Also promoted were Obasi Nkechi Theresa O/C, House of Assembly Awka; Elvis Ibe, Ahmed Tijani Momoh; Fatimah Abdlulazeez; Ayo Yemi Momoh; Ayo Yemi Momoh; Elumard Aderemi; Aneke Nkechi Loveth, Sector Commander Onitsha; Susan Eziulo; Obeji Ibeabuchi Eric; Tochukwu Ogalagu; Agwu Johnson Emeka; Ededa Paul; Nwoye Godwin Ifeanyi; Omega Princes; Awah Henry; Peter Ogah, PMF 31, Asaba; Chidebere Eze, PPRO Force Medical; Nwokeuzue Chinedu Ajero; 2i/c Anti Kidnapping Ebonyi Command; Blessing Umesurike, Anti Fraud SCID, Abakaliki; Nwoye Godwin Ifeanyi, and Ugwu Regina, Platoon Commander African Transition Mission in Somali; among others.
Aidenojie Walter, Joshua Chukwuma, Rosemary Obianujunwa Egbo, Oge Chukwu Emeka Oduma, and Mahid Mauazu Abubakar, former PPRO Gombe State Command now with 24 PMF, Presidential escort, were some of the ASPs promoted to DSPs.
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