…as Ekiti NUJ Chairman rejoice with the new AIG
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 27 senior police officers, including 11 Commissioners of Police elevated to Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs) and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police.
Among the commissioners elevated is that of Ekiti State, CP Adeniran Akinwale.
Other Commissioners of Police promoted to the rank of AIGs are:
Umar Shehu Nadada – Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State
Mustapha Mohammed Bala – Commissioner of Police, Rivers State
Abayomi Peter Oladipo – Commissioner of Police, Ondo State
Taiwo Olatunde Adeleke – Commissioner of Police, SWAT, FCID, Abuja
Ibrahim Abdullahi – Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State
Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka – Commissioner of Police, PPP, DLS, Force Headquarters, Abuja
Zubairu Abubakar – Commissioner of Police, Police Staff College, Jos
Emuobo Fred Ekokotu – Commissioner of Police, Admin, Airwing, Abuja
Garba Musa Yusuf – Deputy Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos
According to a statement by PSC spokesman Ikechukwu Ani, the promoted officers underwent both written and oral examinations at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters on Monday, December 16, 2024.
The Commission’s Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu, emphasized that written and oral examinations would now be mandatory prerequisites for promotions across all cadres of the Nigeria Police Force.
Meanwhile, Meanwhile, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Ekiti State Council, Comrade Kayode Babatuyi has congratulated the Ekiti CP for the promotion to AIG.
According to Babatuyi, the promotion is well deserved considering the breakthroughs recorded by the CP in fighting crime.
