The Police Service Commission (AIG) has approved the appointment of AIG Yahaya Sahabo Abubakar as Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Police.

Abubakar was until his appointment the AIG in charge of Zone 14, Katsina State.

He will represent the North-East geopolitical zone in the police management Team, replacing DIG Habu Sani who recently retired as DIG Force Intelligence Bureau and representing the zone.

PSC also approved the promotion of 122 other senior police officers.

The promoted officers include ten Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General; 15 Deputy Commissioners of Police to substantive Commissioners; and 36 Assistant Commissioners of Police to Deputy Commissioners.

61 Chief Superintendents of Police were also elevated to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police.

According to a statement issued on Friday by the PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, the decisions were taken at the extraordinary management meeting of the commission held on Thursday, June 6, 2024, and presided over by the chairman of the commission, Dr Solomon Arase.

Ani quoted Arase as charging the promoted police officers to be genuinely committed to their sacred responsibility of securing Nigeria by effectively protecting lives and property, preventing, and containing crimes and criminality across the nation.

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Arase pledged the PSC’s readiness to ensure that the promotions of officers are regular and predictable.

The Commissioners of Police promoted to the new rank of AIGs are Ahmed  Ammani, former CP Enugu and currently in ICT Department, Force Headquarters; Mohammed Dankwara Adamu  Deputy Commandant Police Academy, Wudil Kano; Gumel Mohammed  Usaini, CP Kano State Command; Hamzat Adebola Ayinde, CP Oyo State Command; Okuoma Idegwu Basil, CP Elections, Force Headquarters Abuja; Achinyan Zachary’s Fera; CP FCID Enugu; Baba Zango Ibrahim, CP DFA, FCID, Abuja; Mohammed  Isyaku, CP Admin, FCID Annex Lagos; and CP Margaret Agebe Ochalla, CP Police Special Fraud Unit Annex Lagos.

DCP Bassey Samuel  Ewah, DC Admin, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters; Osagie John Agans-Irabor, SCID, Benue State Command; DCP Edem Ita Selong, Admin and Finance, Zone 9 Umuahia; and DCP Monday Agbonika, Interpol Annex Lagos were promoted to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police.

Other Deputy Commissioners promoted to CPs were Michael Okoh, Department of Operations,  Zone 9 Umuahia; Ayodele Oluyemi Sonubi, State CID, Oyo State Command; Iyama Daniel Edobor, Operations Department,  Bayelsa State Command; Isa Danladi Nda, SWAT, FCID Abuja; Akaniyene Ifebem Ezima Zonal CID, Zone 17 Akure; and Livingston  Ikioye Orutugu, Commandant PMF Training School Ende Hills Jos.

Others included DCP Bello Rashid Afegbua, Admin, Department of Training,  Force Headquarters, Abuja; Hycenth Azuka Edozie Force Operations FCID, FHQ Abuja; Haruna Alaba Yahaya, Interpol, FCID Abuja; Peter Ozigi Umoru, Zonal CID, Zone 8, Lokoja; and Ayotunde Godwin Omodeinde, Operations Department, Cross Rivers State Command.

The 36 Assistant Commissioners of Police promoted to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners included Obo Ukam Obo; Musibau Adeola Adedoyin; Lawal Bamidele  Adeshina and Anthony Okon Placid. Others are Onyeamu Akaeme Onyeamu, AC, Ops, Enugu State Command;  Suleiman  K. Bayonle, Commander PMF 20, Lagos; and Asuquo  Effiong, Special  Investigation  Unit FHQ,  Abuja;

Others were Mustapha  A. Rufai, Area Commander Auchi; Victor Akongtendor Bepeh, DFA, BPF, Force Headquarters Abuja; Chinedu  Ugwu, Area Commander,  Oji River Enugu Command; Kingsley Ifeanyi  Woke SCID Ebonyi State Command; Issah Onize Lawal, Zonal CID Zone 2 Lagos; and Ifeanyi  Aham Ohuruzo, Commander PMF 21 Abuja.

Ani further disclosed that the list of the promoted officers has been conveyed to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, for implementation and further necessary action.

The Star