THE Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of over 3,800 senior police officers, including two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs), 10 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), and 17 Commissioners of Police (CPs).

The approvals were granted at the Commission’s plenary meeting held on Thursday in Abuja, presided over by its Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd).

The promoted officers are AIG Olaolu Adegbite, head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau Abuja, and AIG Dankombo F. Morris, who currently heads Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi, were both elevated to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police.

The 10 Commissioners of Police elevated to the rank of AIG 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).

The 17 officers promoted to the rank of Commissioners of Police 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).

Among the 85 officers promoted from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) 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.

49 CSPs to ACPs, 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).

245 SPs to CSPs, 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.

498 DSPs to SPs, 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).

3,218 new DSPs, 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.