The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of 12 Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, and 19 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the rank of Commissioners of Police.
The PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, said this on Thursday.
According to Ani, Ogundele Ayodeji, Patrick Edung, Badru Lawal, Bartholomew Onyeka, Suleiman Yusuf, Idowu Owohunwa, Rhoda Olofu, Godwin Aghaulor, Effiom Ekot, Stanley Ude, Longe Patrick, and Ndu Anene are the new AIGs.
Ani stated that 5,718 senior police officers from the Force’s general duty and speciality cadres had been promoted.
21 Assistant Commissioners of Police ACPs were promoted to CP and 33 Chief Superintendents of Police CSPs were promoted to ACP, he said.
265 Superintendents of Police, SPs, were elevated to CSPs, while 59 Deputy Superintendents of Police, DSPs, were promoted to SPs, according to him.
Ani further revealed that 4,750 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) and another 146 ASPs who were overlooked in the May 2022 promotion procedure were promoted to the rank of DSP.
In his words:
“For the specialists’ cadre, the Commission approved the promotion of two ACPs, one from the Air Wing and the other from the Forensic Department, to the rank of DCP.
“Forty-seven CSPs comprising 23 doctors and 24 Veterinary Doctors were promoted to ACP.”
cc: Daily Post Ng
