THE Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) and promoted eight Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).
In a statement today, PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani also announced the promotion of Enugu State Commissioner of Police (CP), Uzuegbu Kanayo, to Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG).
The six new DIGs include:
Sadiq Abubakar – Commandant, Police Academy, Wudil, Kano
Benjamin Okolo – AIG, Department of ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja
Williams Adebowale – Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos
Bzigu Bali – AIG, FCID Annex, Enugu
Idegwu Ukuoma – AIG, Zone 14, Katsina
Adebola Hamzat – AIG, Zone 16, Yenagoa (former CP, Oyo State Command)
New Commissioners for Oyo and Enugu
CP Ademola Johnson – Appointed as Commissioner of Police, Oyo State (previously Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of Police).
CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa – Appointed as Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, replacing the newly promoted AIG Kanayo Uzuegbu.
Promotion of Eight Senior Officers
The PSC also elevated the following CSPs to ACPs:
Abdullahi Kamba Usman
Sani Abdu
Ifeanyi Owo
Vincent Orole
Elisha Atikinkpan
Margaret Okonkwo
Alhasan Aliyu Guga
Imo Owinizi Ezekiel
These promotions followed written examinations and interactive oral interviews, presided over by PSC Chairman DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), alongside Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (rtd) and other commissioners.
DIG Argungu urged the newly appointed officers to fully support the Inspector-General of Police, ensuring effective security and law enforcement across the country.
