PSC Promotes 78 Senior Police Officers
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 78 senior police officers.
A statement by Ikechukwu Ani
Head, Press and Public Relations, said that approval was given during the second plenary meeting of the PSC board on Tuesday.
The meeting was presided by the PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd, with retired Justice Paul Galumje, and DIG Taiwo Lekanu rtd, in attendance.
Those promoted were 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners, and 57 Chief Superintendents to Assistant Commissioners.
The Syndicate recalls that the commission had on December 16, 2024 promoted 11 Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors General and 16 Deputy Commissioners to Commissioners.
Among those promoted to commissioner during Monday’s meeting was Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, DCP Admin and Finance, Jigawa State Command, and immediate past Head of the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit and DC Operations, Zone 7, Abuja.
At Tuesday’s meeting, the officers were assessed based on written and oral examinations.
Those elevated to the rank of Deputy Commissioner were, Christopher Bassey Uweh, Area Commander, Ihiala, Anambra state; Abdulrahaman Usman, AC Ops, Zone 2 Lagos; Baba Mallam Alhaji, Area Commander, Agbara, Ogun State; Aminu Ado Aliyu, Commander 59 PMF Bajoga; Salau Mohammed Jimoh, Area Commander Ikoli Ekiti; Mohammed Lariski Musa, BPU, Kwara state; Makuliso Baba Umar, Area Commander Kontagora, Niger state; Shaibu Bello, INEC Headquarters, Abuja; Lawrence Iwodi, Area Commander Ayetoro, Ogun state; Arabia Ashe Mohammed, DFA, Nasarawa state; Ali Garba Agbo, Welfare, Force Headquarters Abuja; and Halilu Muawiyah Commander 51 PMF Oghara.
Others are Sani Ja’afar Ahmed, Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara state, Ado Ibrahim, SCID, Delta State Command; Abubakar Ardo, Commander 35 PMF, Dutse; Mohammed Usman Modibbo, Assistant Director OPS, North Central zone; Yusuf S. Taiwo, Area Commander Ilesha, Osun State and Bashiru Abdullahi, Area Commander, Tambuwal, Sokoto State; Ahmadu Bello Garba, DFA, Zone 4 Makurdi; Paul Dung, State CID, Enugu and David Nonyelum Osuani; Area Commander Ogidi, Anambra state.
The 57 Chief Superintendents of Police promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police include; Ezeala Daniel Ezeala; Tamarauebi Timpa; Toyin Ahmed Sulyman; Mohammed Sani Abubakar; Marcus Michael Tarfa; Uba Shehu; Elijah Eleke; John Inyang; Ochomo ThankGod; Abimbola Tokunbo Abaniwonda; Oluseyi Olabisi Cletus-Ilobanafor; Ahmed Usman Muhammed; Okezie Daniel Iroakazi; Emeka Emmanuel Adigwe; Suraju Kehinde Oyewole; Abubakar Yusuf; Hassan Khalil Ibrahim; William Robinson Odumu, Glory Gabriel Otonko, Alex Sani Gwazah, Matilda Ugowe, Hamman Aminu and Aboyemi Gbenga.
