THE Police Service Commission (PSC) has elevated seven Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) to the rank of Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of Police, to strengthen the leadership and Management Team of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), following the retirement of some DIGs asa result of the recent appointment of Tunji Disu, a former AIG, as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
According to the PSC, the promotions were based on merit, seniority, service records and performance in written examinations and oral interviews conducted at the Commission’s corporate headquarters in Abuja on Friday, March 6.
The newly promoted DIGs are Zachariah Fera Achinyan (AIG Zone 4, Makurdi); Zango Ibrahim Baba (AIG Department of Logistics and Supply); Isyaku Mohammed (AIG Armament, Force Headquarters, Abuja); Margaret Agebe Ochalla (AIG FCID Annex, Lagos); Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman (AIG Police Accounts and Budget, Force Headquarters); Kenechukwu Onwuemelie (AIG Zone 15, Maiduguri); and Umar Shehu Nadada, (AIG Zone 14, Katsina).
Fayoade Adegoke was recently elevated to substantive DIG.
Congratulating the officers, PSC Chairman, Hashimu Salihu Argungu, a retired DIG, urged them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, prioritise national security and maintain a productive relationship with the Commission to support the continued development of the Force.
The PSC members/examiners were Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (rtd); Taiwo Lakanu, a retired DIG and Chairman of the PSC Standing Committee on Police Matters; and Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.
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