Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in charge of Zone 12, Bauchi, Dasuki Galadanci, as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police to represent the North West. He will replace DIG Ibrahim Ka’oje, who is expected to retire on February 2, this year.
Former Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of Railway Police Command, Mrs Yetunde Longe, was also promoted to the rank of AIG.
Longe, who was also Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos, is the CP in charge of Eastern Port.
PSC also approved the promotion of 1,897 senior police officers to their next ranks.
Spokesman for PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, stated: “The commission elevated 14 CPs to AIGs. However, one was stepped down to enable review the pending disciplinary matters against the officer, which was sent to the commission by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).”
“It also considered and approved the promotion of 1549 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) to Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs).”
PSC Chairman, Dr Solomon Arase, a retired Inspector General of Police (IGP), who presided over the management meeting of the commission, reportedly gave anticipatory approval for the appointment and promotions.
The Guardian gathered that the 14 CPs and 21 DCPs appeared before the management of the commission for interactive promotion interview, a pre-condition for their elevation to the next ranks.
Ani added: “Arase, at the interactive session, charged the officers to quickly settle down to their new ranks and go forth and win the war against banditry, kidnapping and violent crimes in the country. He said the nation is facing an avoidable unprecedented wave of criminal assaults on all fronts and that the commission is uncomfortable with the trend of events.”
The PSC boss enjoined the officers to settle down and crime-map their various areas of responsibility by being conversant with trends and patterns of crimes in their domains, and engaging in predictive policing to mitigate the criminal disorders by criminal gangs now marauding across the length and breadth of the country.
