The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of a total of 8,204 senior officers throughout the country.
Austine Braimo, the commissioner representing the media on the Commission, told a press conference that the approvals were given at the 13th Plenary Meeting of the commission held Monday and Tuesday in Abuja.
He said that two Police Deputy Inspectors General (AIG) were promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspectors General (DIG), while six Police Commissioners (CP) were promoted to the rank of AIG.
Mr. Braimo said that 17 Deputy Police Commissioners (DCP) were promoted to the rank of CP, while 24 Assistant Police Commissioners (ACP) were promoted to the rank of DCP.
He said the two newly promoted DIGs are Zaki Ahmed and Johnson Kokumo.
Braimo said that Ahmed was promoted to fill the vacant position that was created after Tijjani Baba’s retirement in October.
According to him, Kokumo will fill the void left by the retirement of David Folawiyo, who retired in November.
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Mr. Braimo said that the newly promoted AIGs were Buba Sanusi, Ndatsu Mohammed, Bello Dalijan, Sahabo Yahaya, Akingbola Olatunji and Hakeem Odumosu. The commissioner said the 17 newly promoted PCs were Josephine Anyasinti; Rhoda Olofu, Godwin Aghaulor; Effiom Emmanuel Stanley Ude; Charles Mozie and Tajudeen Bakare.
Other newly promoted CPs were Longe Patrick; Samuel Emmanuel, Faleye Olaleye, Yetunde Longe, Haruna Garba, Tajudeen Wale Abass, Rex Dundun, Ambrose Onah, Durosinmi Olatoye and Ndu Anene.
Braimo said that 49 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSP) were promoted to the rank of ACP and 74 Superintendents of Police (SP), promoted to the rank of CSP. He said 866 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) were promoted to the rank of SP. while 7,166 Assistant Superintendents of Police 11 (ASP11) were confirmed to ASP1.
(YAYA)