The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday said it has approved the promotion of 40 Deputy Commissioners to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police.
The Commission also approved accelerated promotion for two Assistant Commissioners due to existing vacancy in the medical cadre. The new Commissioners of Police were promoted after an interactive session/interview with the Commission in plenary chaired by Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi JSC (rtd).
The Commission also approved the promotion of CP Abdul Yari Lafia and CP Rudouf Echebi to the rank of Assistant Inspector General. The date of promotion of CP Yari who was until his elevation, Commissioner of Police, Training was earlier considered and adjusted by the Commission which qualified him for promotion.
The leadership of the Commission also paid a courtesy visit on the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi and had earlier visited the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba on Wednesday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The new Commissioners of Police are Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, presently DCP, SCID, Ondo State Command; Idegwu Basil Okuoma, DCP Federal Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja; Zachariah Dera Achinyan, National Defence College Abuja; Sule Balarebe, DCP DFA, Sokoto State Command; Zango Ibrahim Baba, DCP SFU, FCIID Annex, Lagos; Maiyaki Mohammed Baba, DCP Admin, Kebbi State Command and Ishiaku Mohammed, DCP Finance Force Headquarters.
Others are Margret Agebe Ochalla, Team Leader, IGP Monitoring Unit and presently Gender Coordinator of the Nigeria Police Force; Benneth Igwe, DCP OPs FCT Command and Mohammed Abdul Suleiman, second in command, Force Education Officer.
Promoted also are Ajala Elijah Ayoola, DCP FMIU, Lagos; Romokere God’sGift Ibani, DCP SCID, Abia State Command; Akika Augustine, Deputy Commandant, Police College, Ikeja; Peter W. Wagbara, DCP Admin, Rivers State Command; Ogundare Dare Emmanuel, DCP SCID, Kebbi State Command; Chris Omonzokpea Aimionowane, DCP Ops Zone 13 Ukpo and Augustina Nwuka Ogbodo, former DCP Admin, FCT Command and presently in FCIID, Abuja; as well as Polycarp Chilaka Dibia, DCP Zone 6 Benin.
The promotion list also contains the names of Ogunrinde Banji, DCP Force CID, Annex Lagos; Sybil Olufunmilayo Akinfenwa, DCP Homicide, FCIID Annex Lagos; Ita Lazarus Uko-Udom DCP DFA Zone 12 Bauchi; Samuel Titus Musa, DCP SCID, Enugu State Command and Ochogwu Abbas Ogbeh, second in command, Force Legal .
The newly promoted Commissioners also include; John Ayuba Babangida, DCP DFA, Ekiti State Command; Kayode Adetunmbi, DCP Ops, Zone 9 Umuahia; Aderemi Olufemi Adeoye, DCP OPs Anambra State Command; Dayo Ariyo, DCP Boarder Patrol; Stephen Olarewaju, DCP, DFA, Nasarawa State Command; Remigius Okwor, DCP, DCP Force Headquarters Police Accounts and Budget Annex Lagos; Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, DCP SCID, Ogun State Command and Fayodade Adegoke Mustapha, DCP SCID Lagos State Command.
Others include Adegboyega Funsho Adegboye, DCP OPs Ondo State Command; Umar Shehu Nadada, DCP OPs NasarawaStateCommand; Mustapha Mohammed Bala, DCP SCID Imo State Command; Taiwo Olatunde Adeleke, DCP OPs PAP Western Command Lagos; Ibrahim Abdullahi, DCP General Investigation FIICD; Akinwale Adeniran, DCP DFA, Zone 8 Lokoja; Mamman Dauda, DCP OPs Zamfara State Command and Mohammed Bala Labbo, DCP Communication, Kebbi State Command.
