The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 6,455 senior Police officers recommended by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Idris Ibrahim.
Also, the Commission has returned to the IGP all recommendations relating to special promotions because the Special Committee investigating issues arising from the exercise has since commenced sitting.
A breakdown of the new promotions shows that CP Hilda Ibifuro –Harrison was promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), while two Deputy Commissioners of Police, Ajani Olasupo Babatunde and Olukola Taira Shina were promoted to the rank of Commissioners of Police.
Similarly, 47 Superintendents of Police were elevated to Chief Superintendents of Police and 498 Deputy Superintendents of Police promoted to the next rank of Superintendents of Police.
According to a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations in the PSC, also on the list of promoted officers are 5,907 Inspectors that were moved to the rank of Assistant Superintendents of Police, ASP11 while Mohimi D. Edgal and Aji Ali Janga, Deputy Commissioners of Police were appointed as acting Commissioners of Police.
He said the promotions and other decisions of the Commission, signed by the Commission’s Chairman, Sir. Dr. Mike Mbama Okiro, will be conveyed to the Inspector General of Police for implementation.
