The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) as part of efforts to strengthen the leadership structure of the Nigeria Police Force.
The promotions, announced in a statement by the Commission’s Head of Protocol and Public Affairs, Torty Njoku Kalu, followed a rigorous process that considered merit, seniority, service record, and performance in a written examination and oral interview conducted at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja.
Those elevated to the rank of DIG include 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 said the promotions were necessary to fill vacancies created by the recent retirement of eight DIGs who previously occupied key positions within the Force.
The exercise also follows 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 (Rtd), while congratulating the newly promoted officers, urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by demonstrating professionalism, integrity, and commitment to national security.
Argungu also called on the new DIGs to maintain a cordial and productive working relationship with the Commission to ensure sustained growth and development of the Nigeria Police Force.
Members of the PSC Board who participated in the promotion exercise as examiners included Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, JSC (rtd); Dr Taiwo Lakanu, DIG (rtd) and Chairman of the PSC Standing Committee on Police Matters; and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.
