The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted eight Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police.
A statement signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said the newly promoted AIGs are Benneth Igwe, Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command; Suleiman Abdul, acting Assistant Inspector General of Police, PAB, Force Headquarters Abuja; CP Augustina Nwuka Ogbodo, CP Ebonyi State Command; CP Stephen Olanrewaju,
Others are CP Admin, Works, Force Headquarters Abuja, CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, CP Abia State Command; CP Fayoade Mustapha, CP Lagos State Command; CP Adegboyega Adegboye, CP Admin, FID, Abuja and CP Mohammed Bala Labbo, CP Communication DICT Force Headquarters, Abuja
The statement added that 15 Deputy Commissioners of Police were elevated to substantive Commissioners of Police and they include DCP Innocent Ifeanyi Emenari, DCP State CID Taraba State Command; DCP Betty Enekpen Otimenyin, DCP DFA, Zone 5 Benin; DCP James Nwokolo, DC DFA, Edo State Command; DCP Felix Nka Oben, DC Federal Operations, Force Headquarters Annex Lagos.
Others are DCP Olusegun Eyitayo Omosayin, DC Armament, Directorate of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja; DCP Ugobueze Ogbodo, Deputy Commandant, Police Detective College Enugu; DCP Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, DC Department of Operations, Zone 11 Osogbo and DCP Taylor Lennox Olarewaju, DC, CCR, Lagos State.
Also elevated as Commissioners of Police are DCP Sa’adatu Ismaila, DC Anti Human Trafficking Annex Lagos; DCP Olabode Adeleye Akinbamilowo, Deputy Force Secretary (DFS11), DCP Regina Cosmas Udoette, DC Department of Finance and Admin, Akwa Ibom State Command; DCP Francis Omatimeyin Gbiwen, DC, State CID Edo state Command; DCP Afolabi Wilfred Olatokunbo, DC Department of Finance and Admin, Delta State Command; DCP Ohiozoba Oyakhire Ehiede Acting CP Legal, FCID Force Headquarters Abuja and DCP Anthonia Adaku Uche-Anya, DC, Department of Finance and Admin FID.
The promotions were announced at the first Plenary Meeting of the new Board of the Police Service Commission which was presided over by the Chairman of the Commission, retired DIG Hashimu Argungu.
