VIDEO: IGP Decorates Newly Promoted 56 Senior Police Officers, Deploys AIGs, CPs [See Affected States]

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has decorated 56 newly-promoted Senior Police Officers and others, at the Goodluck Jonathan Peace Keeping Conference Hall, Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

A total of 465 officers were promoted to various ranks, including 12 Assistant Inspectors General and 44 Commissioners of Police that were decorated on Thursday.

DIG Sanusi Lemu, representing the IG, thanked President Muhammadu Buhari. He noted that the promotions were well-deserved, adding that the IG looked forward to continued collaboration between the NPF, the Minister of Police Affairs, and the Police Service Commission.

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“This event, like other previous ones under the current Force leadership, was guided by the principles of seniority and merit. It also took due cognizance of the unblemished service records and invaluable experiences of the benefiting officers.

“Under this current exercise, a total of 465 officers were promoted to various ranks and I assure you all that the exercise will continue towards ensuring that deserving officers are elevated as and when due.

“Indeed, the continuous identification and promotion of deserving and qualified personnel of the Force remain one of the cardinal agendas of my leadership. This is because of my firm conviction that promotion serves two key purposes in the Nigeria Police as in other organisations. First, it is a reward for service excellence and a motivational initiative,” he said, reading the IG’s speech.

Meanwhile the Force Headquarters in a release on Saturday by the Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi announced that the IGP has deployed 14 AIGs and 44 Commissioners of Police to various commands and formations in the country, including the newly decorated officers.

This he said is for effective manpower and security management of the various jurisdictions.

The newly posted AIGs include AIG Ayuba E. Ede to Zone 1 Kano; AIG Egbetokun O. Adeolu, mni, to Zone 7 Abuja; AIG Christiana I. Cookey to Zone 11 Osogbo; AIG Adesina M. Soyemi to Zone 4 Makurdi; AIG Friday Eboka to Zone 16 Yenagoa; AIG Ashafa Adekunle to Zone 8 Lokoja; AIG Edward C. Egbuka to Zone 14 Katsina; AIG Olokode T. Olawale to Zone 12 Bauchi; AIG Abutu Yaro, fdc, to Zone 13 Ukpodunukofia-Awka amongst others.

Commissioners of Police deployed to Commands and Formations include CP Mohammed A. Dankwara to Edo; CP Yomi Oladimeji to Nasarawa; CP Okon O. Effiong, fdc to Rivers; CP Faleye E.S. Olaleye to Osun; CP Sule Balarabe to Cross River; CP Benneth C. Igweh to Kogi; and CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala to Abia State Police Command. Others include CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, fdc to CP SPU FHQ Abuja; CP Zachariah F. Achinyan, fdc to CP CTU FHQ Abuja; CP Ochogwu A. Ogbeh to CP Legal, FHQ, Abuja; CP Dayo Ariyo to Commandant Police College, Oji River; CP Garba N. Emmanuel to Force Medical Officer, FHQ, Abuja, as well as other highly cerebral Commissioners of Police.

The Inspector-General of Police while congratulating the newly promoted officers charged them to bring their vast experiences and professionalism to bear in advancing the fortunes of the Force.