The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 13 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) following their successful performance in written examinations and oral interviews conducted at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja.
The Commission said the list of successful officers has been formally transmitted to the Inspector-General of Police for immediate implementation.
Among the newly promoted AIGs are Emmanuel Ado Christopher (former CP, Yobe State), Joseph Eribo (former CP, Ekiti State), Dantawaye Miller (former CP, FCT), Uche Ifeanyi Henry, PhD (Director, NPF National Cyber Crime Centre), Olarenwaju Peter Ogunlowo (former CP, Ogun State), Muhammad Dahiru (former CP, Jigawa State), Dankombo Morris (former CP, Adamawa State), Bello Shehu (former CP, Katsina State), Ibrahim B. Maikaba (former CP, Zamfara State), Ahmed Musa (former CP, Sokoto State), Olohundare Moshood Jimoh (former CP, Lagos State), Simeon Udofia Akpanudom, fdc (former CP, Anti-Fraud FCID Annex Lagos), and Haruna Olufemi (former CP, Oyo State).
In the same exercise, the PSC elevated 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to the rank of Commissioners of Police (CPs).
The promoted officers include Abdulrahim Audu Shaibu (Commander, NIWA Lokoja), Abbas Sule (DC DFA INTERPOL), Ojugbele E. Adebola (DC OPS Zone 2 Lagos), Preye Raymond Egbetokun (DC DFA Akwa-Ibom Command), Kayode Uthman Magaji (Community Policing, Research and Planning, Force Headquarters), Adebisi Bola Lateef (DC DFA Osun Command), Markus Ishaku Basiran (DC DFA Zone 6 Calabar), Silas Bamidele Aremu (DD Admin DoLS), Sylvester Onyie Uzoefuna (DC DOPS Cross River Command), Magaji Ismaila (DC Projects PAB FHQ Abuja), Theodore Chukwuemeka Obasi (DC Maritime Lagos), Sarah Idowu Ehindero (DC DFA Ogun State Command), Hayatu Shaffa Hassan (DC SID Abia State Command), Mohammed Babakura (DC Inspectorate DTD), Danjuma I. Yahaya (DC DOPS Zone 12 Bauchi), and Rebecca Uchenna Okereke (Band Master).
Additionally, 19 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) were elevated to Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs). Notable among them are Rilwan Shaibu (PTS Nekede, Imo State), Grace Obiageli Ejiofor (AC Disaster Management, FHQ Abuja), Ibrahim Ada Yusuf (AC Idu Railway Abuja), Muazu Imaru Dange (A/COR T/Wada Kano), and Samuel Ebikebina Dekeme (C/DOO-Akpo, Bayelsa State Command).
The Commission also approved the promotion of 35 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).
Congratulating the promoted officers, the Chairman of the PSC, Hashimu Salihu Argungu, a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, described the promotions as recognition of merit, dedication, and excellence in service.
He urged the officers to justify their new ranks through renewed commitment to effective policing and national security.
“The promotion is not an end but an opportunity to contribute more to the noble task of safeguarding lives and property. The Commission remains committed to transparency, merit, and adherence to global best practices in all promotion processes,” Argungu stated.
He added that officers who fail promotion examinations will have the opportunity to re-sit, noting that after three unsuccessful attempts, retirement may follow in line with public service rules.
Argungu also commended PSC board members, including Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court, and Taiwo Lakanu, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, as well as the Secretary to the Commission, Onyemuche Nnamani, for their contributions to the successful conduct of the promotion exercise.
The Commission reaffirmed its commitment to building a professional, efficient, and accountable police force through transparent and merit-driven promotion processes.
