BREAKING: 78 Police officers promoted

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 78 senior officers.

This latest decision follows Monday’s advancement of 11 Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors General and 16 Deputy Commissioners to Commissioners.

In the recent round of promotions, 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police moved up to the rank of Deputy Commissioners, while 57 Chief Superintendents became Assistant Commissioners.

Among those elevated is Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, a former Deputy Commissioner of Police in Jigawa State, who previously headed the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit. Other promoted officers include commanders, area heads, and administrative leaders across various regions.

The promotion process included written and oral examinations, during which logistical challenges and manpower deficits across police departments were acknowledged.

These issues were flagged for attention to enhance police operations nationwide.

The Assistant Commissioners of Police elevated to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners were, Christopher Uweh, Area Commander, Ihiala, Anambra state; Abdulrahaman Usman, AC Ops, Zone 2 Lagos; Baba Alhaji, Area Commander, Agbara, Ogun State; Aminu Aliyu, Commander 59 PMF Bajoga; Salau Jimoh, Area Commander Ikole Ekiti; Mohammed Musa, BPU, Kwara State; Makuliso Umar, Area Commander Kontagora, Niger State; Shaibu Bello, INEC Headquarters, Abuja; Lawrence Iwodi, Area Commander Ayetoro, Ogun State; Arabia Mohammed, DFA, Nasarawa State; Ali Agbo, Welfare, Force Headquarters Abuja; Halilu Muawiyah Commander 51 PMF Oghara; Sani Ahmed, Area Commander, Gusau, Zamfara State, Ado Ibrahim, SCID, Delta State Command; Abubakar Ardo, Commander 35 PMF, Dutse; and Mohammed Modibbo, Assistant Director OPS, North Central zone.

Others are Yusuf S. Taiwo, Area Commander Ilesha, Osun State and Bashiru Abdullahi, Area Commander, Tambuwal, Sokoto State. Ahmadu Bello Garba, DFA, Zone 4 Makurdi; Paul Dung, State CID, Enugu; and David Nonyelum Osuani; Area Commander Ogidi, Anambra state, were also promoted to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police.

The 57 Chief Superintendents of Police promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police include Ezeala Daniel Ezeala, Tamarauebi Timpa, and Toyin Ahmed Sulyman. DPO, Abacha Road, Mararaba Plateau State; Mohammed Sani Abubakar; Marcus Michael Tarfa Interpol FCIID, Abuja; Uba Shehu; Elijah Eleke; John Inyang; Ochomo ThankGod; Abimbola Tokunbo Abaniwonda; Oluseyi Olabisi Cletus-Ilobanafor; Ahmed Usman Muhammed; Okezie Daniel Iroakazi; Emeka Emmanuel Adigwe; Suraju Kehinde Oyewole; Abubakar Yusuf; Hassan Khalil Ibrahim; William Robinson Odumu, DPO Anambra State and Glory Gabriel Otonko, Force Intelligence Bureau, Enugu State.

Alex Sani Gwazah, Matilda Ugowe, Hamman Aminu and Aboyemi Gbenga were also some of the CSPs promoted to ACPs.