The Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday approved the promotion of Police Commissioners Garba Ahmed of Yobe State Command; Nemi Edwin Osigoboka Iwo of Border Patrol and Salman Garba Dogo of Kwara State Command to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General (AIG) of Police.

Ahmed, who is from Katsina State, was formerly the Deputy Commissioner Operations in Enugu State Command and Oyo State.

Iwo is a former police commissioner for CTU at the Force Headquarters, CP Force Intelligence, and CP Edo State Command.

Dogo was police commissioner for General Intelligence at the Force CID, CP Armament, and CP Kano State.

A statement in Abuja by PSC’s Head Media and Publicity, Ikechukwu Ani, said: “The 16 Deputy Commissioners promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police are: Audu Baba Umaru, who was promoted and retired. Others are: Cyriacus Enechukwu, Gombit Kopshella Bangs, Eloho Edwin Okpoziakpo, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, Rosemary Okpoho Akpan, Umar Hassan Kabir, and Usman Kanfani Jibrin.

“Naziru Abdulmajid, Osadolor Olaye, Modi Jonthan Filiya, Sani Omolori, Hassan Gwani Saleh, Hammed Sule, Ayodele Rowland Adeyemi, and Justine  Obiora Oranwusi (the Director of Works at the Force Headquarters) were also promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police.

“The promotions were the highpoints of an extraordinary meeting of the commission presided over by the commission’s Chairman Hashimu Argungu (a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), and attended by Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (retired Justice of the Supreme Court) and the honourable commissioner representing the Judiciary; DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd.), honourable commissioner representing the police, and Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani (Secretary to the Commission). 

“The candidates for promotion were subjected to written examination and oral interview.  The commission’s chairman, DIG Argungu (retd.), …warned the officers to stay clear of civil matters, such as land, marital issues, debt collection, etc, and allow the courts to adjudicate on such matters.