The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 8,204 senior officers across the country.
Mr Austine Braimo, the Commissioner representing the media in the Commission, stated this at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja.
Braimo said the approvals were given at the commission‘s thirteenth plenary meeting 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.
Braimo said that 17 Police Deputy Commissioners (DCP) were promoted to the rank of CP, while 24 Police Deputy Commissioners (ACP) were promoted to the rank of DCP.
He said the two newly promoted DIGs are Mr. Zaki Ahmed and Mr. Johnson Kokumo.
Braimo said 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 David Folawiyo, who retired in November.
Braimo said the newly promoted AIGs were Buba Sanusi, Ndatsu Mohammed, Bello Dalijan, Sahabo Yahaya, Akingbola Olatunji and Hakeem Odumosun.
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 included 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 that 866 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) were promoted to the rank of SP while 7,166 Assistant Superintendents of Police II (ASP II) were confirmed to ASP I.
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