POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION PROMOTES SEVEN AIGS TO DIGS

In a move aimed at reinforcing the leadership capacity of the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission has promoted seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police.

The Commission said the promotions followed a rigorous assessment process that evaluated merit, seniority, service records and performance in written examinations and oral interviews conducted at its Corporate Headquarters in Abuja.

In a statement issued by the PSC’s Head of Protocol and Public Affairs, Torty Njoku Kalu, the newly promoted officers are: Zachariah Fera Achinyan, fdc, formerly AIG Zone 4, Makurdi; Zango Ibrahim Baba, formerly AIG Department of Logistics and Supply; Isyaku Mohammed, formerly AIG Armament, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Margaret Agebe Ochalla, formerly AIG FCID Annex, Lagos; Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman, mni, formerly AIG Police Accounts and Budget, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, fdc, formerly AIG Zone 15, Maiduguri; and Umar Shehu Nadada, mni, formerly AIG Zone 14, Katsina.

The Commission explained that the promotions were necessary to fill vacancies created by the recent retirement of eight DIGs who previously held key positions within the Force. The exercise also comes on the heels of the earlier elevation of DIG Fayoade Adegoke to the substantive rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, bringing him into the Force Management Team.

Chairman of the PSC, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu, while congratulating the officers, urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by demonstrating professionalism, integrity and dedication to national security. Argungu also advised the new DIGs to maintain a cordial and productive working relationship with the Commission to ensure sustained growth and development within the Nigeria Police Force.

Members of the PSC Board who participated in the promotion exercise as examiners included Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, JSC; Dr Taiwo Lakanu, DIG and Chairman of the PSC Standing Committee on Police Matters; and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.