The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspectors-general of Police (AIGs), Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma as Deputy Inspectors-general of Police (DIGs)
DIG Ciroma will replace DIG Ali Janga, who has retired from service and had represented the North-East geo-political zone in the Police Management Team (PMT).
Ciroma, the most senior officer from the North-East will henceforth represent the zone.
For his part, DIG Mba will represent the South-East zone and replaces retired DIG John Amadi, who before his retirement, represented the zone in the PMT.
Spokesperson of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, said in a statement that the Commission also approved the promotion of 14 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the next rank of AIG and 22 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to the substantive rank of Commissioner of Police (CP).
He said the decisions were the highpoints of the 21st plenary meeting of the Commission presided over by its chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, a retired Inspector-general of Police.
The new AIGs are CP Abubakar Lawal; CP Alhassan Aminu; CP Abdul Umar; CP Shettima Zannah; CP Ebong Eyibio Ebong; CP Adepoju Ayiinde Ilori and CP Okon Okon Effiong.
Others are; CP Echeng Eworo Echeng; CP Susan Ukpanukiema Horsfall; CP Bankole Lanre Sikiru; CP Oladimeji Yomi Olarewaju; CP Sani Gwarzo and CP Odama Paul Ojeka.
The 22 deputy commissioners of police promoted to the rank of Commissioners are; DCP Abibo Deinma Reuben; DCP Thomas Abraham Nabhoni; DCP Wakil Abdul Salamai; DCP Enyinnaya Inonachi; DCP Ronke Nurat Okunade; DCP Adekunle Ismail Olusokan; DCP Hassan Abdu Yabnet; DCP Festus Chinedu Oko; DCP Aminu Baba Raji; DCP Omolara Ibidun Oluntola; DCP Akoh Benedict Gabriel; DCP Alamutu Abiodun Mustapha; DCP Bafda Magaji Jahun, DCP Ahmadu Tijani Abdullahi; and DCP Mohamned Mu’azu; Others are, DCP Bretet Emmanuel Simon; DCP Ihebom M Chukuma; DCP Shettima Mohamned Qurtu; DCP Olatokunbo Maxwell Olabisi; DCP Yusuf Mohammed Lawal; DCP Monica Leo and DCP Abaniwonda Surajudeen Olufemi.
The commission also approved the promotion of 24 Assistant Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Deputy Commissioner Police.
Arase congratulated the newly promoted officers and charged them to reciprocate the Commission’s good gesture by rededicating themselves to the service of their fatherland.
He promised to ensure that police promotions will be regular so that officers are not allowed to stagnate on any rank.