• Appoints 37 commissioners of police
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has
given approval for the promotion of 18 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to
the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) with 4
other AIGs.
The body has also approved the
appointment
of 37 Commissioners and 9 Deputy Commissioners of Police. A
statement, signed by the Head of Public Relations of the Commission, Mr.
Ikechukwu Ani, in Abuja, showed that 16 of these Commissioners retained
their Commands.
They include: CP Peace Ibekwe Abdallah,
Ebonyi; Emmanuel C. S. Ojukwu, Enugu; Frederick Taiwo Lakanu, Imo;
Adeleye O. Oyebade, Oyo; Basen D. Gwana, Abia; Yunana Y. Babas, Taraba;
Austine I. Iwar, Gombe; Murtala U. Mani, Akwa Ibom and Ajani Fatai
Owoseni, Lagos. CP Henry Fadairo was also moved from Research and
Planning to Jigawa State.
The statement further added that 12 of
the AIGs are now to man the 12 Police zonal commands while the remaining
10 will head Police special formations such as Operations, Training,
Police Academy, Info-Tech, Investment and Maritime.
The Commissioner of Police Kaduna State, Mr. 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, it added.
The Commissioner of Police Kaduna State, Mr. 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, it added.
The only female in the pack, AIG Dorothy
A. Gimba, retained her Command of the Investment Formation, AIG
Mohammed K. Mohammed, SPU and Mohammed Musa Katsina moved from Maritime
to DS, NIPSS. AIG Katsina will be replaced at the Maritime Desk by Paul
Okafor, CP Benue State.
The Chairman, of the Commission, Mr.
Mike Okiro, in the statement said the promotions and postings were in
line with the Commission’s resolve to reposition the Nigeria Police
Force for better performance.
He congratulated the officers and
demanded from them hard work and dedication to duty. He said the
Commission would hold any of them personally responsible for any failure
in the discharge of their duties.
The Chairman also said the officers
should rededicate themselves to the service of their nation and abide by
the rules and regulations guiding police work. He noted that these
leadership positions should be held with the fear of God and fairness to
all parties.
Dele Ogbodo in Abuja
source: This Day
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