Police commission promotes 24 CPs to AIG, drops Magu (with the list)

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 24 commissioners of police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police.

Former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, is however missing on the list.

Magu, also a commissioner of police, was initially named as one of those on the line for promotion but his name was said to have been dropped in the last minutes.

Head of Press and Public Relations at the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, announced the approved in a statement on Thursday titled: ‘PSC promotes 24 CPs, 35 DCPs, 52 ACPs, 50 CSPs, drops Ibrahim Magu’.

He said the decisions were the highpoints of the commission’s 12th Plenary Meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday presided over by Its chairman, Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector General of Police.

He said, “The commission declined the promotion of CP Magu pending clearance from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General of Police.”

Magu had served as acting chairman of the EFCC from 2015 to 2020.

Smith was reported to have congratulated the beneficiaries and told them to remain committed to the service of the  nation as well as operate within the laws of the land and with the fear of God.

The three DIGs, whose acting appointments were confirmed by the Commission, were Tijanni Baba, who replaced retired DIG Aminchi Samaila Baraya for North East; Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim, who replaced retired DIG Ibrahim Larmode, North East; and DIG Moses A. Jitoboh, who replaced retired DIG Ogbizi Michael for the South South.

The 24CPs promoted to AIG are Usman Nagogo, currently the CP Federal Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters Abuja; Bala Ciroma, CP, FCT Command; Ahmad Abdurrahman, NIPPS, Jos; Adeleke Adeyinka Bode, CP, Kebbi State Command; Muri Umar Musa, CP Kaduna State Command; Lawal Jimeta Tanko (former COMPOL POPOL) and presently Commandant Police Academy Wudil, Kano; Dauda Abdulkarim, Commandant, Police Training College, Kaduna; Usman Alhassan Belele, CP Research and Development, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Adebola Emmanuel Longe, CP Nasarawa State; Musa Adze, CP Anti-Fraud, FCIID, Abuja; Philip Sule, former CP Ebonyi and currently CP SPU Force Headquarters, Abuja; Usman Sule Gomna, CP Jigawa State Command; Adamu Usman, CP Niger State Command; Daniel Sokari Pedro, Deputy Commandant, Police Academy Wudil, Kano; Ahmed Mohammed Azare, CP Taraba State Command; Adamu Saleh Jajeri; Maigana Alhaji Sani, CP FCIID Annex, Kaduna; Audu Adamu Madaki, former CP Welfare, presently CP, Benue State; Ibrahim Sani Kaoje, NIPPS; John Ogbonnaya Amadi, CP Airport Command; Ede Ayuba Ekpeji, CP Kogi State Command; Mohammed Bagega, Kwara State Command; Bello Makwashi, CP Borno State Command; and Buba Sanusi, CP Katsina State Command.

The 35 Deputy Commissioners of Police promoted to commissioners are Idowu Owohunwa, Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police; Babaji Sunday, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, FCT Command; Arungwa Udochukwu Nwazue, former DCP, Operations, FCT and currently DCP, Ops Zone 9, Umuahia; Ayuba Elkana, DCP Ops Zamfara State Command; Mohammed Barde, DCP CID, Borno State Command; Abdullahi Mudasiru, DCP Force Intelligence Annex, Lagos; Salisu Gedeji, DCP Training FHQs Abuja; Umar Mohammed Na,Isa DCP Ops, Jigawa; Musa Baba, DCP Armament, FHQs Abuja; D.D Kromda; Chollong Gyang DCP, CID Zamfara; and Aliyu Tafida.

Others are Abubakar Lawal; Aliyu Haruna; Alhassan Aminu; Abdul Umar; Vincent Amakiri; Adewale Harry; A.M Williams; Shettima Zanna; Ebong Eribo, DCP Admin, Bayelsa State Command; Adepoju Ilori, DCP Accounts and Budget, Force Headquarters; Okon Okon, DCP, National Defence College, Abuja; Echeng Echeng DCP Zone 13, Ukpo; Sussan Horsfal, former DCP CID Airports Command and presently DCP CID, Akwa Ibom State Command; Adeshina Morenkeji; Augustine Arop, former DCP Admin, Akwa Ibom State Command and presently DCP CID, Osun State Command; and Bankole Lanre Sikiru, DCP Interpol Lagos.

Some of the 52 Assistant Commissioners of Police promoted to Deputy Commissioners include Akinbayo Olasunkanmi Olasoji, Area Commander, Area B, Apapa, Lagos; Bello Yahaya, ACP Ops, FIB, Abuja; Bakori A. Ibrahim, former PSO to Inspector General of Police and presently Commandant Bayelsa State Task Force on Operation Doo Apo; Adepoju Olugbenga Adewole, Area Commander P, Alagbon Close, Lagos State Command; Ajide Olayinka; Alice Agba; Sadiq Idris; Mustapha Abubakar; Agbo Godwin; Aliyu Iliya; and Samuel Oke.

Some of the Chief Superintendents of Police promoted to ACPs are Ibrahim Ada Usman; Jatau Hassan Anga, Second-in-Command 23 PMF, Lagos; Benjamin Ogungbure; Elechi Raphael Nkem; Shehu Sambo; Makanjuola Abiodun; and Abayomi Olugbenga Megbope.

Olusegun Rafiu, Mohammed Awwal yahaya and Ben Kalio are among the 10 Superintendents of Police promoted to Chief Superintendents, while Erhabor Orobosa Henry is one of the 17 DSPs promoted to Superintendents of Police.