Author: Gist Correspondent

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 13 Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) following a plenary meeting held at its headquarters in Abuja.

The promotion was announced in a statement issued by the Head of Protocol and Public Affairs of the Commission, Mr. Torty Njoku Kalu, who said the exercise followed the successful completion of written examinations and oral interviews conducted for senior police officers.

Among those elevated are the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu; Itam Nnaghe Obono of the Counter Terrorism Unit; Bassey Samuel Ewah of Plateau State Command; Osagie John Agans-Irabor of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Lagos; Monday Agbonika of Edo State Command; Iyamah Daniel Adebor of Bayelsa State Command; Isa Danladi Nda of Abia State Command; Akaninyene Ezima of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre; Afegbua B. Rashid of Cross River State Command; Edozie Hycenth Azuka of the FCID\'s Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism Unit; Haruna Alaba Yahaya of Jigawa State Command; Emenari Ifeanyi Innocent of Benue State Command; and Betty Enekpen Otimenyin, Commissioner of Police in charge of Welfare.

The Commission also approved the promotion of 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the rank of Commissioner of Police, 28 Assistant Commissioners of Police to Deputy Commissioners of Police, and 33 Chief Superintendents of Police to Assistant Commissioners of Police. It further confirmed the appointments of 162 Assistant Superintendents of Police II to the substantive rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police I.

Congratulating the newly promoted officers, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police Hashimu Salihu Argungu, urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by demonstrating integrity, professionalism, transparency and accountability in the discharge of their duties.

Argungu also cautioned the officers against involvement in civil disputes, particularly land matters, stressing that integrity remains the most valuable asset of every police officer.