PSC appoints 2 DIGs, promotes over 3,800 senior officers

Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu (IGP)

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and the promotion of over 3,800 senior police officers.

The Head of Protocol and Public Relations of the PSC, Torty Kalu, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

He said the over 3,800 senior officers promoted included two 10 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), and 17 Commissioners of Police (CPs), 85 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and others.

Mr Kalu said 49 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) were promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), 245 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to CSP and 498 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) to SP.

He said 3,218 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) were promoted to DSP, adding that the promotions followed successful promotion examinations and oral interviews conducted by PSC.

According to him, the approvals were granted at the commission’s plenary meeting, presided over by its Chairman, Hashimu Argungu.

He said the newly appointed DIGs are Olaolu Adegbite, Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau Abuja, and Dankombo Morris, who currently heads Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.

Mr Kalu said Mr Adegbite holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian Language from the University of Lagos and a Master of Arts in Philology from the Pushkin Institute, Moscow.

“A recipient of the MFR national honour, a member of the FBI National Academy Associates and an alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School, Adegbite previously served as Director of Operations at the EFCC,” he said.

He said Mr Morris, born in Gombe State, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Maiduguri and a Diploma in Police Science.

Mr Kalu said Mr Morris had served as CP in charge of Adamawa State, and is currently head of Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.

He said the 10 newly promoted AIGs are Omosanyin Olusegun, Ogbodo Ugobueze, Ohagwu Ndukwe, Taylor Olanrewaju, Regina Udoette, Afolabi Olutokunbo, Nwogoh Martin, Shetima Mohammed, Ibrahim Gotan, and Danjuma Yahaya.

Mr Kalu said the 17 newly promoted CPs are Nache Liman, Sirajo Salihu, Ayeleye Adegboyega, Isiaka Salau, Usman Adamu, Aminu Garba, Abdulkarim Waziri and Muhammad Adamu.

Others are Sani Nufawa, Bello Adamu, Okezie Chikezie, Aminu Gusau, Abiodun Onuoha, Salisu Fago Adegoke Alani, Wuwa Muhammad and Benedict Agbo.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police Public Relations Officer in charge of the FCT, Josephine Adeh, was among the newly promoted CSPs.