The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 8,053 senior Police officers as it concluded the consideration of recommendations from its Standing Committee on Police Promotions chaired by DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd.).
The Commission’s Plenary resumed on Monday when shortlisted CPs and DCPs went through written and oral interviews, which was followed the next day with that of ACPs to DCPs and CSPs to ACPs.
This is as 11 CPs were promoted to the next rank of AIGs, 16 DCPs were promoted to substantive CPs, while 21 ACPs were promoted to DCPs while 57 CSPs were elevated to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners on Tuesday.
PSC Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, in a press statement in Abuja, said the commission approved the promotion of 1,348 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to the next rank of Chief Superintendents of Police (CSP).
“The promoted Officers included: Anjuguri Manzah, DCO, Onne Port Division; Ihunwo Josephine, Zonal Public Relations Officer Zone 13 Ukpo; Matilda Umiah Ngbaronye former Public Information Officer, African Union Mission in Somalia, former Deputy PPRO, Lagos state Command, former DPO Ilupeju and currently DPO Iponri; and Opara Angela Precious, IGP Secretariat, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Others are; Ajaka Chinedu, Admin Officer, 44 PMF; Felix Ekpoudom, O/C Quick Intervention Unit, Akwa Ibom State and former DPO, Eket; Ehinola Temitope Layomi, 2 PMF, Lagos; Okebugwu Eggbath Chidozie DPO, Abakaliki Road, and Okereke Joy Onyedikachu, O/C Servicom, Enugu State Command, among others.
He said others include: Aminu Mohammed Abdulkadir; Danladi Ameh Musa; Alhasan Yahaya, Adamu Muye Jesyca Gobum, Police Adviser to the United Nations; Mohammed Yusuf Adamu, 2/ic Base 3 SPU; Martin William, O/C Provost SPU; Ephraim Aneto, DLS , Zone 9 Umuahia; Isa Ibrahim Umuoru, Boarder Patrol; Ejiro Aganbi Daniel, Commander EOD, Rivers State; David Samuel, Commander CTU Lafia and Ogu Caleb Ikechukwu FCT Command.
He said some of the 876 DSPs promoted to the next rank of Superintendents include; Nnakwe Ugochukwu, Ebonyi state Command; Nioopwa Sondago; Fayiwole Julius Oluwadare; Chijioke Okoroafor and Omotayo Olatunde.
Others are Umar Faruk Yesufu, ADC to Akwa Ibom state Governor; Lovina Obiageli Okwor, Admin Officer, Government House Awka; and Ruth Danladi, Admin Officer Crack Squad, FCT Command.
Others include: Ozoeze Victoria Chekwubechukwu O/C JWC, Osisioma Division, Abia state; Sunday Ogodo, ADC to Ebonyi State Governor; Loveth kunde, DCO Gwagwa Abuja, DCO; Eboko Okwudirichukwu Egwu, DCO Independence Layout Enugu Division; Ato Akperan, Commander Aba Intel; Opayemi Kadara, IRT, Abuja; Chukwuegbo Nnaemeka Cornelus, Unit Commander 45 PMF Abuja; and Chinweuba Ogechi Lucy, Abia Command.
