Police Service Commission Elevates Top Officers In Major Promotion Exercise

Police Service Commission Elevates Top Officers In Major Promotion Exercise

By Prince Benson Davies

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of over 3,800 senior police officers across various ranks in the Nigeria Police Force, in one of the most comprehensive promotion exercises in recent times.

The approval was given at the plenary meeting of the Commission held in Abuja, presided over by its Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), mni, psc, NPM.

The exercise followed the successful completion of promotion examinations and oral interviews conducted by the Commission for officers due for elevation.

At the top of the promotion list are two senior officers elevated to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police.

They are AIG Olaolu Adegbite, Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau Abuja, and AIG Dankombo F. Morris, who currently heads Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.

AIG Adegbite holds a BA in Russian Language from the University of Lagos and an MA in Philology from the Pushkin Institute, Moscow. He is a recipient of the MFR national honour, a member of the FBI National Academy Associates and an alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School. He previously served as Director of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

AIG Morris, born in Gombe State, holds a BA in History from the University of Maiduguri and a Diploma in Police Science. He has served as Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State, and currently heads Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.

The Commission also approved the elevation of ten Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police.

The officers are Omosanyin Olusegun, CP Admin, FCID Annex Ikoyi, Lagos; Ogbodo Ugobueze, CP Anti Fraud, FCID Annex Enugu; Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, CP Ondo State; Taylor Lennox Olanrewaju, AIG/ES Nigeria Police Cooperative; Regina Cosmas Udoette, CP GI, FCID Annex Enugu; Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo, CP Abia State Command; Nwogoh Martin, fdc, CP Airwing; Shetima Jauro Mohammed, CP Nasarawa; Ibrahim D. Gotan, former CP Osun; and Danjuma I. Yahaya, CP GI, FCID Kaduna.

Seventeen officers were also promoted to the rank of Commissioners of Police.

They are DCP Nache Bashir Liman, DC ZCID; Sirajo Lawal Salihu, DC FMIU; Ayeleye Adegboyega E., DC AHTU FCID; Isiaka O. Salau, DC SID Ibadan; Usman Shaik Adamu, DC CID Jos; Aminu Maiwada Garba, DC DFA NGS; Abdulkarim Musa Waziri, DC DFA Yobe; Muhammad Yusuf Adamu, DC Admin FCID; Sani Adamu Nufawa, DC Inter School, Kwara State; Bello M. Adamu, DCA Zone 2; Okezie Chikezie C., DC Anti Fraud FCID Abuja; Aminu Usman Gusau, DC DFA Katsina; Abiodun Onuoha, DC DFA Oyo; Salisu Bello Fago, DC DFA Zamfara; Adegoke A. Alani, DC CID Delta; Wuwa Auwal Muhammad, DC Airwing; and Benedict U. Agbo, DC Forensic.

In the same exercise, 85 officers were promoted from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police to Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Among them are ACP Dr. Ruth Oyinmearelu Okunbo (MBBS, FWACP), Medical Director, MD Abubakar Police Hospital Deidei and ASR Police Reference Hospital Utako, Abuja; ACP Isah Adejoh, psc(+), Assistant Director, Liberal Studies, Police Staff College Jos; and ACP Mannir Yusuf Gafai, Kano State Command, among others.

The Commission also approved the promotion of 49 Chief Superintendents of Police to Assistant Commissioners of Police, including CSP Danjuma Ribah (SFU Lagos), CSP Peter Ajah Oluohu (Cross River State Command), CSP Effiom Okon (Anambra State Command), CSP Emmanuel Kayode (Lagos State Command) and CSP Mohammed Bello Goshe (DPO Madalla Division).

A total of 245 Superintendents of Police were elevated to Chief Superintendents of Police, including SP Josephine Adeh (PPRO FCT Command), SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje (PPRO Adamawa), SP Abah James (Rivers State Command), SP Okere Romanus (DPO Isiowulu Division, Anambra), SP Ugochukwu Ozoude Alex (O/c Monitoring Unit Zone 9 Umuahia), SP Vincent Elekwa (2ic VCRU Rivers State Command), SP Umar Sani (FCT Command) and SP Mustapha Mohammed.

Also promoted were 498 Deputy Superintendents of Police to Superintendents of Police, including DSP Isa Osu (Border Patrol Force Headquarters Abuja), DSP Samaila Amadu Bangajiya (12 PMF Squadron Minna) and DSP Akadu Godwin (TIU, Force Headquarters Abuja).

In addition, 3,218 Assistant Superintendents of Police were promoted to Deputy Superintendents of Police, including ASP Frank Okafor (former CSO, Jaiz Bank and Intelligence Coordinator, Government House Uyo), ASP Samson Sule (CSO to ES NPTF), ASP Ibrahim Abuh (O/c Confidential Compol Mopol’s Office, FHQ Abuja), ASP Dauda Yusuf Olatunji (FHQ), ASP Sarauta Mohammed Mohammed (FID-IRT FHQ Abuja) and ASP Yusuf Mukarram Ado (Airport Police Command Ikeja, Lagos).

Congratulating the newly promoted officers, PSC Chairman DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd) admonished them to see their promotion as motivation to do more in their duties of securing lives and properties and general law enforcement, noting that much is expected of them.