Olusegun Ariyo
The Police Service Commission said it has promoted 31 Assistant Commissioner of Police to Deputy Commissioner of Police to Deputy Commissioners.
The Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement on Sunday, said the decision to approve and promote the senior officers took place during the first preliminary meeting of the commission headed by its chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu.
The statement named the promoted officers from the rank of ACP to DCPs as; Godspower Origho, Area Commander, Kabba, Kogi State Command; Abubakar Argungu Ibrahim, Coordinator BPU, Sokoto State Command; Kabiru Ibrahim, Department of Operations, Cross Rivers State Command; Ochiabutor Ejike, Department of Operations, Enugu State Command; Danladi Ibrahim, Area Commander Kafanchan; John Amaechi Ngwoye, Department of Operations, Ondo State Command; Sulieman Salihu, Department of Operations Bauchi State Command; Udeme Stephen, Area Commander Ngor Okpalla Imo state Command among others
“The Commission also promoted five hundred and five Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Chief Superintendents,” it said.
It named the promoted officers as; Raphael Iwamittigha Irowainu; Abraham Ogedegbe; Stanley Chinenye Onyekwele, Yakubu Faruk Rugga; Godspower Ekeke and Esther Ezenwanyi Okey, among others
Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu congratulated the newly promoted Officers and said the Commission under his watch will build a Police Force that would be worthy of its name.
He enjoined the officers to be patriotic in the service of their nation.
