The Police Service Commission has promoted 175 senior police officers and demoted 112 others.
The commission promoted Sanusi Lemu, Assistant Inspector General of Police, to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, to replace retired DIG Abdulmajid Ali, representing the North Central. It also approved the promotion of one Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Dandaura, former CP Anambra and Rivers States to the substantive rank of an Assistant Inspector General of Police.
A press statement signed by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press, and Public Relations of the Commission on Friday said the decisions were the highpoints of its 9th Plenary Meeting held in Abuja on Monday and Tuesday, September 28 and 29, 2020 and presided over by Commission Chairman, retired Inspector General of Police, Musiliu Smith.
Also, 167 Superintendents of Police were elevated to the rank of Chief Superintendents, three Deputy Superintendents of Police to Superintendents, two Assistant Superintendents of Police to Deputy Superintendents, and four Inspectors to Assistant Superintendents.
However, the commission stepped down 112 senior police officers due to failure of the Inspector General of Police to comply with the directive of the commission to attach the Presidential approval for the creation of additional Police Zonal Commands and Departments from where the vacancies for the recommended Officers were harvested.
The Commission promoted 13 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General, eight Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners, and 91 Chief Superintendents of Police to Assistant Commissioners.
The 167 Superintendents of Police promoted to Chief Superintendents include Hezekiah Ali, Chukwuma Johnson Ubasonye, Samson Oyemauche, Ismail Lawal, Oyedele Saka Oyerinde and Nieketien George. Others were Adamu Garba, Divisional Police Officer, Abakaliki road, Enugu State Command, Ikechukwu Ogoegbunam Udegbunam, Unit Commander, EOD, Jalingo, Taraba State Command, Abiodun Oluwaseun Ayinde, Ogun State Command and Wellinghton Omorogieva among others.
The Commission also confirmed the acting appointments of 60 senior Police Officers including three Commissioners of Police and four Deputy Commissioners.
The beneficiaries are Egbetokun Adeolu, Commissioner of Police Kwara State, Odumosu Olusegun, Commissioner of Police Lagos State and Shehu Usman Shuaibu, Commissioner of Police Works in the Force Headquarters. Others are Deputy Commissioner of Police Nwonyi Emeka, DCP Ibrahim Maikaba; DCP Ahmed Musa and DCP Jimoh Moshood, former Force Public Relations Officer and currently DCP, CID, Airport Command, Lagos.
The Commission also confirmed the acting appointments of three CSPs, Azogor Edu Jude, Usman Musa, Presidential Villa and Alhassan Idris Gambo. The appointments of three Superintendents of Police were also confirmed. They are Ijomah Chidebere Joseph, Sector Commander, FIB, STS, Enugu, Ogarachi Chima Eze, O/C Marine Command Port Harcourt and Olusegun Osunbure.
The Commission’s decisions are expected to be conveyed to the Inspector-General of Police on Monday, October 5 for implementation.
