The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 31 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs).

The promotion of the police officers was approved at the PSC’s plenary meeting in Abuja on Friday, August 30, 2024.

The beneficiaries of the promotion are Godspower  Origho, Area Commander,  Kabba, Kogi State Command;  Abubakar  Argungu  Ibrahim, Coordinator BPU, Sokoto State Command; Kabiru Ibrahim, Department of Operations, Cross Rivers State Command; Ochiabutor Ejike, Department of Operations, Enugu State Command; Danladi Ibrahim, Area Commander Kafanchan; John Amaechi Ngwoye, Department of Operations,  Ondo State Command; Sulieman Salihu, Department of Operations Bauchi State Command; and Udeme Stephen, Area Commander Ngor Okpalla  Imo State Command.

Others include John Danjuma Sendere, Liberal Studies, Police Staff College Jos; Aliyu Haliru, Department of Operations, Katsina State Command; Atiku Musa, Department of Finance and Accounts, Jigawa State Command; Adeniran Babatunde, Area Commander, Agbor, Delta State Command; Daniel Habila, Commander Ugoniyi, Edo State Command; Sulieman  Oba Toyin SID FCT Command; Sulieman Gulma, Force Sec Office;  Aliyu Sa’ad BPU Katsina State; Kabir  Mohammed,  Commandant Police Training school Sokoto State; and Ralph Soledayo Akinbisehin, Office of the National Security Adviser.

Also promoted were Olurunfemi Gbenga, Area Commander,  Keffi Nasarawa State Command; James Navokhi, Department of Finance and Admin, PCM; Shehu Alao, Area Commander  Shagamu, Ogun State Command; Mustapha  Waziri, Commander 15 PMF Ilorin; Edun Azeez Area Commander Adatan, Ogun State Command; and Gregory Itobere, Area Commander Onitsha,  Anambra State Command;

Others include Baba Kalli, Police Adviser New York; Ahmed Ibrahim  State CID Kwara State Command; Abdul Adejo, Commander 4 PMF Ibadan; Tissing Nandiyak. Area Commander Ekpoma Edo State Command; Audu Sabo, Area Commander Rano, Kano State Command; Yahuza Samaila Shall, Area Commander, Metro, Katsina State Command; and Kaita Abdulkadir, State CID, Niger State Command.

The PSC, according to a statement issued by its spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, on Sunday, September 1, also promoted 52 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).

PSC promotes 8 CPs, 15 DCPs, 661 police officers

Those promoted include Offiong Effanga Effiong, Simeon Vitalis Timbomna, Edward Etim Akaniyere, Yusuf Alhaji Bala, Ikenna Adolf Ogwu, Joshua Omololu Adewalehinmi, and Edward Hangior Weghyina of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NCCC).

Others are Oladele Bamidele, Ikechukwu Kingsley Osuoha, Niyere Andrea Rwang, Fatimah Gimba, Olubunmi David Apapa, Godwin Oko Onah,  Patrick Chukwuma Agbazue, Stephen Ikor Ukam, and Yusuf  Jafaru Abdullahi.

Ani added that the PSC also promoted 505 Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Chief Superintendents.

They include Raphael Iwamittigha Irowainu, Abraham Ogedegbe, Stanley Chinenye Onyekwele, Yakubu Faruk Rugga, Godspower Ekeke, and Esther Ezenwanyi Okey.

Others are Emeka Henry Iheanacho, Staff Officer Senior (SOS), Delta State Command; Oyeogbe Lucky Izien, Admin Officer Operations, Bayelsa State Command; Dafe Charles Cheta Divisional Crime Officer 1, CPS Division, Enugu State Command; Marcel Ogbuabor Ugwuoke, 76PMF Nsukka; and Ozoani Damsus Chukwuma.

Ani disclosed that 84 Deputy Superintendents of Police were also elevated to the next rank of Superintendents of Police.

He quoted the PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), as congratulating the newly promoted police officers, saying the commission under his watch will build a Police Force that would be worthy of its name.

Argungu also enjoined the officers to be patriotic in the service of Nigeria.

The Star