Olusegun Ariyo
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of three CPs to AIGs and 16 DCPs to Commissioners of Police.
Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations, in a statement, said the 16 Deputy Commissioners promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police included Audu Baba Umaru, who was promoted and retired.
Others were Cyriacus Enechukwu, Gombit Kopshella Bangs, Eloho Edwin Okpoziakpo, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, Rosemary Okpoho Akpan, Umar Hassan Kabir, Usman Kanfani Jibrin, among others.
It said the promotions were the high points of an extraordinary meeting of the Commission presided over by the Commission’s Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu and attended by Hon Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary, DIG Taiwo Lakanu, Honourable Commissioner representing the Police and Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.
It added that the candidates for promotion were subjected to written examination and oral interview.
The Chairman of PSC used the interactive session to warn the officers to avoid civil matters such as land, marital issues, and debt collection and allow the courts to adjudicate on such matters.
According to him, the Commission would deal decisively with any of them caught engaging in such matters, adding that
