Police get 18 new AIGs, appoint 37 CPs
The Police Service Commission has
approved the promotion of 18 Commissioners of Police to Assistant
Inspectors-General of Police and the appointment of 37 Commissioners of
Police including nine Deputy Commissioners of Police.
The commission redeployed four AIGs and
deployed 12 others to man Police Zonal Commands while the remaining 10
will head special formations such as Operations, Training, Police
Academy, Info-Tech, Investment, Maritime, and so on.
A statement by the PSC spokesman,
Ikechukwu Ani on Saturday in Abuja, said the CP, Kaduna State, Ibrahim
Adamu, is now AIG, Zone 1; Abdulmajid Ali, CP, Ogun State, AIG, Zone 2
and Usman Tilli, AIG Border is now AIG zone 3.
It further said that AIG Dorathy Gimba
retained her Command of the Investment Formation, AIG Mohammed Mohammed,
Special Protection Unit while Mohammed Katsina was moved from Maritime
to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Jos.
AIG Katsina will be replaced at the
Maritime Desk by Paul Okafor, CP Benue State, the statement noted,
adding that 16 CPS were retained their commands.
They include, CP Peace Ibekwe Abdallah,
Ebonyi;Emmanuel Ojukwu, Enugu; Frederick Lakanu, Imo; Adeleye Oyebade,
Oyo; Basen Gwana, Abia;Yunana Babas, Taraba; Austin Iwar, Gombe; Murtala
Mani, Akwa Ibom and Fatai Owoseni, Lagos.
CP Henry Fadairo was also moved from Research and Planning department to Jigawa State.
The statement said the PSC Chairman,
Mike Okiro, a retired Inspector General of Police, stated that the
promotions and postings were in line with the commission’s resolve to
reposition the Nigeria Police Force for better performance.
“Okiro congratulated the officers and
demanded from them hard work and dedication to duty; He said the
commission will hold any of them personally responsible for any failure
in the discharge of their duties,” it stated, adding that they should
rededicate themselves to the service of their nation and abide by the
rules and regulations guiding police work.
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