PSC names three new AIGs, promotes 16 DCPs to CPs
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of CP Garba Ahmed of the Yobe State Command; CP Nemi Edwin Osigoboka Iwo, of Border Patrol and CP Salman Garba Dogo of Kwara State Command to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police.
CP Ahmed from Katsina State was former Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Enugu State Command and Oyo State respectively .
CP Iwo was former CP CTU, Force Headquarters, CP Force Intelligence and CP Edo state Command.
CP Dogo was former CP General Intelligence, Force CID, CP Armament and CP Kano State.
Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, PSC, in a statement added that sixteen Deputy Commissioners were also promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police.
They are Audu Baba Umaru who was promoted and retired. Others are Cyriacus Enechukwu; Gombit Kopshella Bangs; Eloho Edwin Okpoziakpo; Mamman Bitrus Giwa; Rosemary Okpoho Akpan; Umar Hassan Kabir and Usman Kanfani Jibrin.
Naziru Abdulmajid; Osadolor Olaye; Modi Jonthan Filiya; Sani Omolori; Hassan Gwani Saleh; Hammed Sule; Ayodele Rowland Adeyemi; and Justine Obiora Oranwusi, Director of Works, Force Headquarters were also promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police.
“The promotions were the highpoints of an extraordinary Meeting of the Commission presided over by Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.) and attended by Hon Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary; DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd.), Honourable Commissioner representing the Police and Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission,” the statement said.
It added that the candidates for the promotion were subjected to written examination and oral interview.
The Commission Chairman, DIG Argungu (retd.), used the occasion of the interactive session to warn the officers to stay clear of civil matters such as land, marital issues, debt collection and allow the courts to adjudicate on such matters.
DIG Argungu said the Commission would deal decisively with any of them caught engaging in such matters.
He said the Commission would continue to monitor them and support them to give their best.
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