The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of a fresh batch of 21 assistant commissioners of police to the next rank of deputy commissioners and 57 chief superintendents to assistant commissioners.
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The promotions were approved after the second Plenary Meeting of the Commission on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
The Commission had on Monday, December 16, 2024 approved the promotion of 11 Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors General and 16 Deputy Commissioners to substantive Commissioners.
The new commissioners also included former DCP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, DCP Admin and Finance, Jigawa State Command.
He was the immediate past Head of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Monitoring Unit and was once, Deputy Commissioner Operations, Zone 7, Abuja.
A statement by the PSC said “At today’s Plenary, the Officers were also subjected to written and oral examinations.
“During the oral interview, issues such as problems of logistics and manpower were identified as one of the manifest handicaps in most of the Police Departments, Zones, States, Areas and Divisional Commands.
“The Officers pleaded that such issues should be attended to in the overall interest of the functionality of the Nigeria Police Force.
New DCP
The Assistant Commissioners of Police elevated to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners were, Christopher Bassey Uweh, Area Commander, Ihiala, Anambra state; Abdulrahaman Usman, AC Ops, Zone 2 Lagos; Baba Mallam Alhaji, Area Commander, Agbara, Ogun State; Aminu Ado Aliyu, Commander 59 PMF Bajoga; Salau Mohammed Jimoh, Area Commander Ikoli Ekiti
Also promoted ACP are Mohammed Lariski Musa, BPU, Kwara state; Makuliso Baba Umar, Area Commander Kontagora, Niger state; Shaibu Bello, INEC Headquarters, Abuja; Lawrence Iwodi, Area Commander Ayetoro, Ogun state; Arabia Ashe Mohammed, DFA, Nasarawa state; Ali Garba Agbo, Welfare, Force Headquarters Abuja; Halilu Muawiyah Commander 51 PMF Oghara; Sani JA’Afar Ahmed, Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara state
Ado Ibrahim, SCID, Delta State Command; Abubakar Ardo, Commander 35 PMF, Dutse; Mohammed Usman Modibbo, Assistant Director OPS, North Central zone; Yusuf S. Taiwo, Area Commander Ilesha, Osun State and Bashiru Abdullahi, Area Commander, Tambuwal, Sokoto State.Ahmadu Bello Garba, DFA, Zone 4 Makurdi; Paul Dung, State CID, Enugu and David Nonyelum Osuani; Area Commander Ogidi, Anambra state were also promoted to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police.
ACPs
The 57 Chief Superintendents of Police promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police include; Ezeala Daniel Ezeala; Tamarauebi Timpa; Toyin Ahmed Sulyman. DPO, Abacha Road, Mararaba Plateau State; Mohammed Sani Abubakar; Marcus Michael Tarfa Interpol FCIID, Abuja; Uba Shehu; Elijah Eleke; John Inyang.
Others are Ochomo ThankGod; Abimbola Tokunbo Abaniwonda; Oluseyi Olabisi Cletus-Ilobanafor; Ahmed Usman Muhammed; Okezie Daniel Iroakazi; Emeka Emmanuel Adigwe; Suraju Kehinde Oyewole; Abubakar Yusuf; Hassan Khalil Ibrahim; William Robinson Odumu, DPO Anambra State and Glory Gabriel Otonko, Force Intelligence Bureau, Enugu State.
Alex Sani Gwazah, Matilda Ugowe, Hamman Aminu and Aboyemi Gbenga were also some of the CSPs promoted to ACPs.
The week long Plenary Meeting, the last for the year was presided over by Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd and had in attendance Justice Paul Galumje retired, Justice of the Supreme Court and Hon Commissioner in the Commission and DIG Taiwo Lekanu rtd, fdc, also Hon Commissioner in the Commission.
The Meeting continues tomorrow, Wednesday, December 18.
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