By: Adeosun Ewatomi
Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), has expressed optimism that compulsory promotion examinations for all cadres of police personnel would bring about necessary changes in the system.
Argungu stated this against the backdrop of approved list of senior officers promoted to their new ranks, released by the Commission.
The list, according to the Commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani,
comprised 12 Commissioners of Police (CPs), 16 Deputy Commissioners DCPs, and 27 Assistant Commissioners (ACPs).Also promoted were 145 Chief Superintendent (CSPs), which included general duty officers and specialists, such as officers from the Airwing, medical doctors and dentists, pharmacists, laboratory scientists, physiotherapists and nurses, priests, airwing and aircraft engineers.
29 Superintendent (SPs), all specialists (Info-Tec, Works and AFIS) were also promoted, as well as 38 Deputy Superintendents (DSPs) – specialists.
Argungu stated that the promotion exams have come to stay, in line with global best practices, and advised officers to sit up or to be showed the way out.
He further stated that the Police Force of the 21st Century must be good enough to hold their own anywhere, and ensure that Nigeria is freed from criminals and criminality.
He congratulated the successful candidates and urged them to rededicate themselves to the service of their nation.
Ani, in a statement made available to journalists, listed the 12 promoted CPs to the rank AIGs to include Johnson Oluwole Adenola, current Oyo State CP, former Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police and also former Deputy Commissioner Operations, Delta State Command; Ako Benedict Gabriel, Current CP Anti-fraud; Ahmadu Tijani Abdullahi, CP Jigawa state; Emmanuel Adegbola Aina, acting AIG Intelligence, Force Intelligence; Omolara Ibidun Oloruntola; Hassan Abdu Yababet, CP, Police College Jos; Bretet Emmanuel Simon; CP Taraba; and Enyinnaya Inonachi Adiogu, CP FCID, Gombe Zonal Command.
Others are Aminu Baba Raji; CP Special Unit, FCID, Alagbon; Mohammed Mu’azu Usman, CP Eastern Ports, Portharcourt Festus Chinedu Oko, acting AIG DLS Department, Force Headquarters and Ronke Nurat Okunade, Special Fraud Unit, FCID Annex Lagos.
The 16 Deputy Commissioners promoted to full Commissioners are; Uduak Otu Ita; Sheikh Mohammed Danko; Charles Ezekwesiri Dike; Nnana Oji Ama, DC Intelligence FCID; Gabriel Onyilo Eliagwu; Abiola Reuben Olutunde; Yakubu Useni Dankaro; Michael Adegoroye Falade; Aina Adesola and Umar Ahmed Chuso.
Others are; Emefile Tony Osifo; Innocent Ilogbunam Anagbado; Musa Mohammed Sani; Victor Avwerosuo Erivwode, DC SEB, FCID; Omoikhudu Philip and Sylvester Edogbanya.
“The 27 Assistant Commissioners of Police elevated to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners are; Shehu Idris; David Adio Alalada acting DCP Admin, Enugu State Command; Dalhatu Basher; Hamzat Tambai; Abdulkarim Nuhu, Area Commander Port Harcourt; Olufemi Akinwale Akinola; Sani Fudaiku Kura; Yakubu Isah; Isa Abubukar Adamu; Sunday Omonijo and Sunday Akinlolu Okunola.Others are Abimbola Shafkat Abdulraheem; Adekunle Murisiku Tokosi; Ibrahim Sumaila Musa; Mohammed Jega Musa; Musa Jibril; Ali Isa Gumel; Dankal Umar Bello; Suleiman Ladi Abdullahi; Suleiman Sade; Ahmed Ataka Tanko and Shehu Aliyu. ACP Ndidiamaka Alifi Oguamalam, Police College Ikeja; Magawata Mode; Adedeji Adeniyi; Bello Zaurah Tukur; Mohammed Muntari Mati and Mohammed Ajose were also promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police,” the statement disclosed, adding that one Assistant Commissioner was absent for the exercise and was not promoted.
Those promoted from CSP to ACP are Zubairu Maina, Olufikayo Abimbola Fawole, Stephen Olusola Olatise, Buhari Abdullahi, Akaniyere Etuk, Lateef Jaiyeola, CSP Admin, Force Education; Agbemoroti Clement Oloruntoba, acting ACP Admin, Zone 17 Akure, and former DPO Bode Osi Olaoluwa, Osun state; Magaji Kabomo Mohammed, IGP Monitoring Unit; Chinedum Aniagbaso, ICT Force Headquarters; and Abdullahi Mohammed Deba, Gender Unit, Force Intelligence.
Others are Mohammed Sani Idris, Commander SPU, BASE 7, Abuja; Barau Dalhatu Bafarawa, FCID, Ugwuodo Chika, Homicide, Section, FCID Abuja; Adeoye Benjamin Oyekunle, acting ACP X squad, Akure, Ondo state Command; Sani El-Mustapha, CRU, Force Headquarters; Sani Mohammed Babainna and Olabode Olawole of the Airwing Unit, among others.
According to the the PSC’s spokesman, “The successful officers underwent examination and interview sessions, conducted by the Commission.”
DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd), Chairman of the Commission’s Standing Committee on Police matters, coordinated the promotion exercises and presented the report to the Commission in Plenary for consideration and approval.