The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 31 Assistant Commissioners of Police to the rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police.
This decision follows the elevation of 684 senior police officers to various ranks just two days earlier.
A statement on Sunday by the commission’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, said the promoted officers are, “The Area Commander of Kabba in Kogi, Godspower Origho; Coordinator BPU, Sokoto State Command, Abubakar Ibrahim; Department of Operations, Cross Rivers State Command, Kabiru Ibrahim; Department of Operations, Enugu State Command, Ochiabutor Ejike; Area Commander Kafanchan, Danladi Ibrahim and, Department of Operations, Ondo State Command and John Ngwoye.
Others are, “The Head of ghe Department of Operations Bauchi State Command, Sulieman Salihu; Area Commander Ngor Okpalla Imo state Command,Udeme Stephen; Liberal Studies, Police Staff College Jos, John Sendere; Department of Operations, Katsina State Command, Aliyu Haliru; Department of Finance and Accounts, Jigawa State Command, Atiku Musa; Area Commander, Agbor, Delta State Command, Adeniran Babatunde;
Commander Ugoniyi, Edo State Command,Daniel Habila;
SID FCT Command, Sulieman Toyin; Force Sec Office, Sulieman Gulma; BPU Katsina State, Aliyu Sa’ad; Commandant Police Training school Sokoto, Kabir Mohammed and, Office of the National Security Adviser, Ralph Akinbisehin.
“Others are; Olurunfemi Gbenga, Area Commander, Keffi Nasarawa State Command; James Navokhi, Department of Finance and Admin, PCM; Shehu Alao, Area Commander Shagamu, Ogun State Command; Mustapha Waziri, Commander 15 PMF Ilorin; Edun Azeez Area Commander Adatan, Ogun State Command; Gregory Itobere, Area Commander Onitsha, Anambra State Command; Baba Kalli, Police Adviser New York; Ahmed Ibrahim State CID Kwara State Command; Abdul Adejo, Commander 4 PMF Ibadan; Tissing Nandiyak. Area Commander Ekpoma Edo State Command; Audu Sabo, Area Commander Rano, Kano State Command; Yahuza Samaila Shall, Area Commander, Metro, Katsina State Command and Kaita Abdulkadir, State CID, Niger State Command”, the statement added.
Ani also said the commission promoted 52 Chief Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police.
“They are Offiong Effiong, Simeon Timbomna, Edward Akaniyere, Yusuf Alhaji Bala, Ikenna Ogwu, Joshua Adewalehinmi and Edward Weghyina of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre NCCC.
“Others include; Oladele Bamidele, Ikechukwu Osuoha, Niyere Andrea Rwang, Fatimah Gimba, Olubunmi Apapa, Godwin Onah, Patrick Agbazue, Stephen Ukam and Yusuf Abdullahi.”
Also, Ani said the commission promoted 505 Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Chief Superintendents.
“They include; Raphael Iwamittigha Irowainu; Abraham Ogedegbe; Stanley Chinenye Onyekwele; Yakubu Faruk Rugga; Godspower Ekeke and Esther Ezenwanyi Okey.
“Others include Emeka Henry Iheanacho, Staff Officer Senior, Delta State Command; Oyeogbe Izien, Admin Officer Operations, Bayelsa State Command; Dafe Charles Cheta Divisional Crime Officer 1, CPS Division, Enugu State Command; Marcel Ogbuabor Ugwuoke, 76PMF Nsukka and Ozoani Damsus Chukwuma,” the statement said.
Similarly, 84 Deputy Superintendents of Police were also elevated to the next rank of Superintendents of Police including Cynthia Uchechi Nzota, Harry Achi, Makanju Rex, Ikerodah Muhammad Yerima and Ahiwe Okezie.
Ani added, “The commission chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.), congratulated the newly promoted Officers and said the commission under his watch will build a Police Force that would be worthy of its name.