PRESS RELEASE
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of six hundred and twenty three (623) senior Police Officers to their next ranks. Forty (40) Deputy Commissioners of Police were elevated to Commissioners of Police; Ninety eight (98) Assistant Commissioners were promoted to Deputy Commissioners while one hundred and fifty (150) Chief Superintendents were promoted Assistant Commissioners. Three Hundred and thirty five (335) Superintendents also had their promotions approved to the next rank of Chief Superintendents.
The promotions were strictly based on seniority, merit, availability of vacancies and clean record of service.
The promotions were one of the highpoints of the 7th Plenary Meeting of the Commission held in Abuja between Friday, December 20th and Saturday December 21st, 2019 and presided over by Commission Chairman, Musiliu Smith, retired Inspector General of Police.
The forty newly promoted Cps are;
OLATUNJI, fsi
AKINGBOLA O.
DCP
CP
GBENGA
SADIKU MICHAEL
DCP
CP
AYIM
ABRAHAM EGONG
DCP
CP
BANKOLE
ANDERSON ABIODUN
DCP
CP
AYINDE
ABU MUFUTAU
DCP
CP
KAMALDEEN
OKUNLOLA KOLA
DCP
CP
ADE
ATERE CHRISTOPHER
DCP
CP
AMIENGHEME
ANDREW
DCP
CP
YOUNOUS
AKEERA MOHAMMED
DCP
CP
SANOMI, fsi
AUGUSTINE AKPOFURE
DCP
CP
SALAMI
BOLAJI AMIDU
DCP
CP
MICHAEL, fsi
OKOLI C.
DCP
CP
JIMOH, fsi
ABDULKADIR
DCP
CP
ELUMELU
CELESTINE AMAECHI
DCP
CP
AJOGUN
EDWARD AWOLOWO
DCP
CP
KAYODE
TITILAYO
DCP
CP
ONADEKO
NGOZI VIVIAN
DCP
CP
ASSAYOMO
EMIENBO TONY TUESDAY.
DCP
CP
COOKEY
CHRISTIANA IBISO
DCP
CP
PETERSIDE
EVELYN TAMUNOIMI.
DCP
CP
OGBADU
PHILIP ALIYU
DCP
CP
FRIDAY
EBOKA
DCP
CP
OGUNTUASE
GABRIEL AYODELE
DCP
CP
SOYEMI
ADESINA MUSBAU
DCP
CP
ENWONWU
JOE NWACHUKWU
DCP
CP
ADEKUNLE
ASAFA
DCP
CP
TUNDE
ADAGUNDURO A.
DCP
CP
BABATUNDE, psc
MOBAYO
DCP
CP
EGBUKA
EDWARD CHUKA
DCP
CP
AGBEDE
JANET
DCP
CP
DASO
ORUEBO JOSIAH
DCP
CP
OLAWALE
OLOKODE TAOHEED
DCP
CP
ADEGBOYEGA
TAIWO
DCP
CP
YARO
ABUTU
DCP
CP
OKEDIJI
FELIX OLUSOLA
DCP
CP
NNA
JOSEPHINE OGECHI
DCP
CP
AKINYOSOLA
MATTHEW
DCP
CP
AMENYI
HAMZA M.
DCP
CP
USMAN
YUSUF CHIROMAWA
DCP
CP
MOHAMMED
MANSUR ALHAJI
DCP
CP
Some of the 98 new DCPs are, Mohammed Shehu Dalijan, formally ACP Liberal Studies, Police Staff College Jos; Dan Mamman Shawulu, former ACP, state CID Delta State; Clement Robert, from National Institute for Security Studies; Amaechi Oliver Okwudili, until now ACP, Administration, Enugu State Command; Musa Auwal Mohammed, former ACP, C/O 9PMF kano. Others are Abel Abala Audu, until now, , ACP, state CID, Bayelsa and Idowu Owohunwa, Principal Staff officer to the IGP.
CSP Dahiru Ibrahim, Principal Staff Officer 2 to the IGP, Lagos Annex, Ayobami Yemi Surajudeen, Niger State Command, Eno-Edobor Thomas Aidenogie, Lagos State Command; Halilu Muawiya, SPU Base Port-Harcout and Christopher Bassey Uweh, Kaduna were part of the 150 CSPs promoted to ACPs.
Some of the 335 SPs promoted to CSPs include, Stephen Ifeanyi Abiaziem, Rivers State Command;, Mua’zu Isa, Kogi State Command; Godwin Onyebuchi Mba, IGP Secretary; Paschal Chima Nwachukwu, O/C Legal, Enugu State Command; Bitrus Peny Gorroh, Sokoto State CFO, Fredrick Azubuike, Enugu State Command; Taiye Awodi, 32 PMF Abakaliki ansd Juliana Ifeanyi Odo, O/C Anti Kidnapping, Zone 9, Umuahai.
Chairman of the Commission, Musiliu Smith, charged the beneficiaries to rededicate themselves to greater commitment to national development by upholding the ethics and rules of the Force.
He promised that the Commission will continue to ensure that deserving police Officers are promoted as and when due.
Ikechukwu Ani
Head, Press and Public Relations
Saturday, December 21st, 2019
