PSC appoints 2 DIGs, promotes over 3,800 senior officers

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has accepted the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and the promotion of over 3,800 senior police officers.

The Head of Protocol and Public Relations of the PSC, Torty Kalu, mentioned this in an announcement on Thursday in Abuja.

He mentioned the over 3,800 senior officers promoted included two 10 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), and 17 Commissioners of Police (CPs), 85 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and others.

Mr Kalu mentioned 49 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) had been promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), 245 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to CSP and 498 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) to SP.

He mentioned 3,218 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) had been promoted to DSP, including that the promotions adopted profitable promotion examinations and oral interviews performed by PSC.

According to him, the approvals had been granted on the fee’s plenary assembly, presided over by its Chairman, Hashimu Argungu.

He mentioned the newly appointed DIGs are Olaolu Adegbite, Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau Abuja, and Dankombo Morris, who presently heads Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.

Mr Kalu mentioned Mr Adegbite holds a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Russian Language from the University of Lagos and a Master of Arts in Philology from the Pushkin Institute, Moscow.

“A recipient of the MFR national honour, a member of the FBI National Academy Associates and an alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School, Adegbite previously served as Director of Operations at the EFCC,” he mentioned.

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He mentioned Mr Morris, born in Gombe State, holds a Bachelor of Arts diploma in History from the University of Maiduguri and a Diploma in Police Science.

Mr Kalu mentioned Mr Morris had served as CP answerable for Adamawa State, and is presently head of Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.

He mentioned the ten newly promoted AIGs are Omosanyin Olusegun, Ogbodo Ugobueze, Ohagwu Ndukwe, Taylor Olanrewaju, Regina Udoette, Afolabi Olutokunbo, Nwogoh Martin, Shetima Mohammed, Ibrahim Gotan, and Danjuma Yahaya.

Mr Kalu mentioned the 17 newly promoted CPs are Nache Liman, Sirajo Salihu, Ayeleye Adegboyega, Isiaka Salau, Usman Adamu, Aminu Garba, Abdulkarim Waziri and Muhammad Adamu.

Others are Sani Nufawa, Bello Adamu, Okezie Chikezie, Aminu Gusau, Abiodun Onuoha, Salisu Fago Adegoke Alani, Wuwa Muhammad and Benedict Agbo.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) studies that the Police Public Relations Officer answerable for the FCT, Josephine Adeh, was among the many newly promoted CSPs.

(NAN)