The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted 27 senior officers to various ranks in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
A statement released on Monday by Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, said the promotions were approved after written and oral examinations by the officers.
Ani disclosed that 11 commissioners of police were promoted to the rank of assistant inspector-general of police (AIG) while 16 deputy commissioners of police were elected to the rank of commissioner.
Taiwo Lakanu, chairman of the committee on police promotions, urged the newly promoted officers to “pay more attention to the dictates of their new offices”.
NEW AIGs
1. Umar Shehu Nadada (Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa state)
2. Mustapha Mohammed Bala (Commissioner of Police, Rivers state)
3. Abayomi Peter Oladipo (Commissioner of Police, Ondo state)
4. Taiwo Olatunde Adeleke (Commissioner of Police, FCID, Abuja)
5. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Commissioner of Police, Kaduna state)
6. Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka (Commissioner of Police, Force Headquarters Abuja)
7. Akinwale Kunle Adeniran (Commissioner of Police, Ekiti state)
8. Zubairu Abubakar (Commissioner of Police Courses, Police Staff College, Jos)
9. Fom Pam Joseph (Commissioner of Police, Homicide, FCID Abuja)
10. Emuobo Fred Ekokotu (Commissioner of Police Admin, Airwing Abuja)
11. Garba Musa Yusuf (Deputy Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos)
NEW CPs
1. Kayode Ojapinwa
2. Emmanual Ighodalo
3. Bose Funmi Akinyemi
4. Barayimil Ahmadu Samaila
5. Martin Nwogoh
6. Shetima Jauro Mohammed
7. Ibrahim Gotan
8. Rabiu Mohammed
9. Olugbenga Ayodeji Abimbola
10. Adepoju Olugbenga Adewale
11. Bello Yahaya
12. Ibrahim Adamu Bakori
13. Hauwa Ibrahim Jibrin
14. Abayomi Shogunle
15. Mohammed Azare Baba
16. Ezekiel Philip Husseini
The Cable
