The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of over 3,800 senior police officers, including two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, 10 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and 17 Commissioners of Police.

The promotions followed the officers’ success in promotion examinations and oral interviews conducted by the commission.

The approvals were granted at the commission’s plenary meeting held in Abuja on Thursday and presided over by its chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd.).

According to a statement by the Head of Protocol and Public Relations of the PSC, Torty Njoku Kalu, two AIGs, Olaolu Adegbite and Dankombo F. Morris, were promoted to the rank of DIG.

“Adegbite, who heads the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja, previously served as Director of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

“Morris, who heads Zone 4 Headquarters in Makurdi, Benue State, previously served as Commissioner of Police in Adamawa State, ” the statement added.

The commission also approved the promotion of 10 CPs to the rank of AIG, including Omosanyin Olusegun, Ogbodo Ugobueze, Ohagwu  Ndukwe, Taylor  Olanrewaju, Regina Udoette, Afolabi Olutokunbo, Nwogoh Martin, Shetima  Mohammed, Ibrahim Gotan and Danjuma IYahaya.

Seventeen Deputy Commissioners of Police were also elevated to the rank of CP.

The statement listed them as Nache Bashir Liman, Sirajo Lawal Salihu, Ayeleye Adegboyega E., Isiaka O. Salau, Usman Shaik Adamu, Aminu Maiwada Garba, Abdulkarim Musa Waziri, Muhammad Yusuf Adamu, Sani Adamu Nufawa, Bello M. Adamu, Okezie Chikezie C., Aminu Usman Gusau, Abiodun Onuoha, Salisu Bello Fago, Adegoke A. Alani, Wuwa Auwal Muhammad and Benedict U. Agbo.

In other categories, 85 Assistant Commissioners of Police were promoted to DCP, 49 Chief Superintendents of Police to ACP, 245 Superintendents of Police to CSP and 498 Deputy Superintendents of Police to SP.

Notable among those promoted from SPs to CSPs is the FCT Command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh.

“245 SPs to CSPs, including SP Josephine Adeh (PPRO FCT Command), SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje (PPRO Adamawa), SP Abah James (Rivers State Command), SP Okere Romanus (DPO Isiowulu Division, Anambra), SP Ugochukwu Ozoude Alex (O/c Monitoring Unit Zone 9 Umuahia),” the statement said.

The commission also approved the promotion of 3,218 Assistant Superintendents of Police to the rank of DSP.

Congratulating the newly promoted officers, Argungu urged them to see their elevation as motivation to improve their performance.

He said much was expected of them in the discharge of their responsibilities, particularly in securing lives and property and enforcing the law.