The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 18 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police.
It also approved their postings with four other AIGs, 12 are to man the 12 Police Zonal Commands, while the remaining 10 will head Police special formations such as Operations, Training, Police Academy, Info-Tech, Investment, among others.
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission in Abuja on Saturday.
The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State, Ibrahim Adamu, is now AIG, Zone 1, Abdulmajid Ali, CP, Ogun State, AIG, Zone 2 and Usman Tilli, AIG in charge of Border is now AIG zone 3.
While AIG Dorathy Gimba retained her Command of the Investment Formation, AIG Mohammed K. Mohammed, SPU and Mohammed Katsina moved from Maritime to DS, NIPSS, AIG Katsina would be replaced at the Maritime Desk by Paul Okafor, CP Benue State.
It said the commission also approved the appointment of 37 Commissioners of Police including nine Deputy Commissioners of Police whose promotions were approved by the Commission.
The statement said 16 of the commissioners retained their Commands. They include, CP Peace Abdallah, Ebonyi; Emmanuel Ojukwu, Enugu; Frederick Lakanu, Imo; Adeleye Oyebade, Oyo; Basen Gwana, Abia; Yunana Babas, Taraba Others are, Austine Iwar, Gombe; Murtala Mani, Akwa Ibom, Fatai Owoseni, Lagos and CP Henry Fadairo was also moved from Research and Planning to Jigawa State.
It said the Chairman of the commission Mr Mike Okiro, said the promotions and postings were in line with the commission’s resolve to reposition the Nigeria Police Force He said the commission would hold any of them personally responsible for any failure in the discharge of their duties.
The chairman said they should rededicate themselves to the service of the nation and abide by the rules and regulations guiding police work. He noted that this leadership positions should be held with the fear of God and fairness to all parties. Eighteen Commissioners of Police have been promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIGs.
Below are the new officers and their postings:
New Assistant Inspectors General of Police
S/N RANK NAME PRESENT POSTING PROPOSED POSTING
1 AIG Ibrahim Adamu CP KDS ZONE 1
2 AIG Abdulmajid Ali CP OGS ZONE 2
3 AIG UsmanTilli AIG BORDER ZONE 3
4 AIG Agboola Oshodi Glover CP G.I FCIID, ABJ ZONE 4
5 AIG A. K. Shodipo CP BYS ZONE 5
6 AIG Abubakar Marafa CP NGS ZONE 6
7 AIG Usman Alkali Baba CP FCT ZONE 7
8 AIG Tijjani Baba CP BAS ZONE 8
9 AIG Karma H. Hassan CP ANS ZONE 9
10 AIG Usman Yakubu CP KGS ZONE 10
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11 AIG Dan Bature COURSE UI ZONE 11
12 AIG Jibrin O. Yakubu CP KBS ZONE 12
13 AIG Salisu A. Fagge CP SKS OPS
14 AIG Isaac C. Eke CP FSARS TRG
15 AIG Aminchi Sama’ila Baraya CP BRS POLAC
16 AIG Umar U. Shehu CP FEDOPS, ABJ INFO-TECH
17 AIG Lawal Shehu CP NAS DLS
18 AIG John B. Opadokun CTU CTU
19 AIG Dorathy A. Gimba INVESTMENT, FHQ INVESTMENT, FHQ
20 AIG Mohammed K. Mohammed SPU SPU
21 AIG Mohammed Musa Katsina CP MARITIME DS NIPSS
22 AIG Paul E. Okafor CP BNS MARITIME
The 37 Command Commissioners of Police are:
S/NO RANK NAME PRESENT POSTING PROPOSED POSTING
1 CP Frederick Taiwo Lakanu CP IMS CP IMS
2 CP Rashed O. Akintunde CP HOMICIDE CP EDS
3 CP Ahmed Iliyasu CP PSC JOS CP OGS
4 CP Rabi’u Yusuf DTY CMDT PSC CP KNS
5 CP Sanusi Lemu CP ELECTION/MONITOR CP KDS
6 CP Abdullahi Ibrahim Chafe CP INFOTECH CP KGS
7 CP Adeleye O. Oyebade CP OYS CP OYS
8 CP Muazu Zubair Halilu CP EOD CP NGS
9 CP Gabriel Adejo Adaji CP INSPECTORATE CP ZFS
10 CP Henry A. Fadairo CP R&P CP JGS
11 CP Basen D. Gwana CP ABS CP ABS
12 CP Zanna M. Ibrahim CP DTS CP DTS
13 CP Emmanuel C. S. Ojukwu CP ENS CP ENS
14 CP Yunana Y. Babas TRS TRS
15 CP Austine I. Iwar CP GBS CP GBS
16 CP Adekunle J. Oladunjoye CP PLS CP PLS
17 CP Olufemi O. Oyeleye CP OSS CP OSS
18 CP Murtala U. Mani CP AIS CP AIS
19 CP Ajani F. Owoseni CP LAS CP LAS
20 CP Usman Ali Abdullahi CP KTS CP KTS
21 CP Etop J. James CP EKS CP EKS
22 CP Ghazzali Mohammed CP ADS CP ADS
23 CP Peace E. Abdallah CP EBS CP EBS
24 CP Mohammed A. Mustapha CP JGS CP FCT
25 CP Sam A. Okaula CP KWS CP ANS
26 CP Jimoh Omeiza O. CP CRS CP CRS
27 CP Olusola E. Amore CP PENSION CP KWS
28 CP Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi CP DFA WELFARE CP BYS
29 DCP Abdulkadir Mohammed DC DAF EDS CP SKS
30 DCP Sunmomonu A. Abdulmaliki DC DFA FHQ, ABJ CP YBS
31 DCP Bashir Makama DC DF ANS CP BNS
32 DCP Ibrahim M. Kabiru DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FHQ CP KBS
33 DCP Damian Agba Chukwu DTS CP BRS
34 DCP Bello A. Sadiq DC DFA, FCT CP NAS
35 DCP Gwandu Haliru Abukar DC OPS ZONE 5 CP BAS
36 DCP Francis M. Odesanya DC DFA RVS CP RVS
37 DCP Douglas Agbonleni DC OPS DTS CP ONS
