Story by (Editor) Dr Ohi Akpengbe
Commission (PSC), has announced the promotions of the Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), Ogun State CID, Olabode Ojajuni and Adewale Ajao, Zone-2 CID, Lagos, with 17 others to substantive Commissioners of Police (CPs).
Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the commission’s spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.
According to Crime Watch Newspaper CP Ojajuni was a one time police spokesperson for Lagos State Command, a Divisional Police Officer, Lion Building Area Commander, Principal Officer 3 to former I-GP Ibrahim Idris and DCP State CID, Ogun state Command, among other positions.
Other DCPs promoted to substantive CPs were T. Usman Tahir, DCP R&P Force Headquarters, Sunday J.A. Okoebor; DCP Admin and Finance Force Headquarters; Ayodeji Faniyan; DCP Zonal CID, Zone 5, Benin; Omole Ola, DCP PSFU, Lagos and Hope Okafor, Deputy Force Provost, Force Headquarters. Others are; Ajo Ordue; DCP DFA, Zone 17 Akure; Olufunke Adeayo; DC Pensions Force Headquarters; Ogunbode; Ogedengbe; DCP X squad, FCID Force Headquarters; Iyabode Agbaminoja; DCP SCID, Oyo State Command; Adebowale Lawal; DCP State CID, Enugu State Command; Ojo Adekimi DCP Operations Kwara state Command, and Yemi Oyeniyi, DCP DFA, Ondo state Command.
The Commission also approved the promotion of Obasi Okereke; DCP Disaster Management Ops Force Headquarters; Moses Ottah; DCP Ops Eastern Ports, Port Harcourt; Felix Nnebue; DCP ZCID Zone 16 Yenagoa; Gazali Abdul-Salaam; DCP CID, Railway Command Lagos; Fidelis Ogarabe; DCP Administration, Anambra state Command.
The PSC, however, announced 66 senior police officers promoted in the list, with 20 promoted to Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).
According to Ani, 13 Superintendents of Police and 14 Deputy Superintendents were also elevated to the next ranks.
“The new AIGs are; Fasuba Olabode, CP Special Fraud Unit, Force Headquarters; Musibau Ajani, CP Admin, FCID; Aliyu Musa, CP Katsina State Command; Patrick Atayero, former CP Explosive Ordinance Disposal EOD; Force Headquarters, Gyogon Augustine Grimah, CP Cross Rivers State Command and Olaiya Victor Mobolaji, CP Kwara State Command. “Others are Chukwudi Ariekpere, CP Taraba State Command, Abubakar Aliyu, CP Fom, Force Headquarters; Olalolu Adegbite, CP Interpol FCID; Godwin Iguh Eze, CP SEB, FCID Annex Lagos; and Disu Olatunji Rilwan, CP Federal Capital Territory.
“Also promoted to the rank of AIG, Alausa Tolani, CP Admin PAB, Force Headquarters; Kareem Musa; CP Interpol Annex, Lagos; Mohammed Shehu Dalijan; CP Zamfara state Command; Dan-Mamman Shawulu; CP Niger State Command; Clement Robert; CP SERVICOM R&PForce Headquarters; Musa Mohammed; CP Bauchi State Command; Thomas Nabhoni; Office of the National Security Adviser; CP Abel Jangnap Zwalchir ICT. Force Headquarters and CP Ifeanyi Uka, CP Works, Force Headquarters,
“All the Officers appeared before the Commission on Plenary and were subjected to examination and interactive interview,” Ani said.