The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 31 Assistant Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners.
According to the Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement on Sunday, the decision to approve and promote the senior officers took place during the first preliminary meeting of the commission headed by its chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu.
Some of the promoted officers from the rank of ACP to DCPs includes Godspower Origho, Area Commander, Kabba, Kogi state Command; Abubakar Argungu Ibrahim, Coordinator BPU, Sokoto state Command; Kabiru Ibrahim, Department of Operations, Cross Rivers State Command; Ochiabutor Ejike, Department of Operations, Enugu State Command; Danladi Ibrahim, Area Commander Kafanchan; John Amaechi Ngwoye, Department of Operations, Ondo State Command; Sulieman Salihu, Department of Operations Bauchi State Command; Udeme Stephen, Area Commander Ngor Okpalla Imo state Command; John Danjuma Sendere, Liberal Studies, Police Staff College Jos; Aliyu Haliru, Department of Operations, Katsina State Command; Atiku Musa, Department of Finance and Accounts, Jigawa State Command; Adeniran Babatunde, Area Commander, Agbor, Delta State Command among others.
The Commission also promoted five hundred and five Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Chief Superintendents. They include; Raphael Iwamittigha Irowainu; Abraham Ogedegbe; Stanley Chinenye Onyekwele; Yakubu Faruk Rugga; Godspower Ekeke and Esther Ezenwanyi Okey.
Others include Emeka Henry Iheanacho, Staff Officer Senior (SOS), Delta State Command; Oyeogbe Lucky Izien, Admin Officer Operations, Bayelsa State Command; Dafe Charles Cheta Divisional Crime officer 1, CPS Division, Enugu State Command; Marcel Ogbuabor Ugwuoke, 76PMF Nsukka and Ozoani Damsus Chukwuma.
Eighty four Deputy Superintendents of Police were also elevated to the next rank of Superintendents of Police including Cynthia Uchechi Nzota, Harry Achi, Makanju Rex, Ikerodah Muhammad Yerima and Ahiwe Okezie.
Chairman of the PSC,DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd who congratulated the newly promoted Officers said the Commission under his watch will build a Police Force that would be worthy of its name.
He enjoined the Officers to be patriotic in the service of their nation.
