Following the recent retirement of 21 senior police officers who were higher in rank than the new Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, the Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of 18 Commissioners of Police, CPs, to the post of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, AIG.
The Commission also assented to the appointment of 37 Commissioners of Police including nine Deputy Commissioners of Police.
The commission redeployed four AIGs and deployed 12 others to take charge of Police Zonal Commands while the remaining 10 will man special formations such as Operations, Training, Police Academy, Info-Tech, Investment, Maritime, etc.
The PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, stated that 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.
The statement further disclosed 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.
Commissioner of Police 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,” the statement read, adding that they should rededicate themselves to the service of their nation and abide by the rules and regulations guiding police work.
The PSC had in the past week approved the retirement of 21 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, who were senior to the acting IGP before his appointment. the AIGs retired include: Bala Hassan; Yahaya Ardo; Irmiya Yarima; Danladi Mshebwala; Tambari Mohammed ; Bala Magaji Nasarawa; MUsa Abdulsalam; Adisa Bolanta and Mohammed Gana.
The others AIGs retrenched from the Force include Umaru Manko; Lawal Tanko; Olufemi Adenike; Johnson Ogunsakin; Adenrele Shinaba; James Caulcrick; Olufemi Ogunbayode; Edgar Nanakumo; Kalafite Adeyemi; Patrick Dokumor ; Joseph Mbu and Sabo Ringim.
