PSC promotes seven AIGs to DIGs
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday promoted seven (7) Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs). PSC said the promotions, which are
- Argungu urges them to be professional
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday promoted seven (7) Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs).
PSC said the promotions, which are a result of merit, seniority, record of service and performance in a written examination and oral interview conducted on Friday at the Commission's Corporate Headquarters in Abuja, are part of efforts to strengthen the leadership PSC cadre of the Nigeria Police Force.
The newly promoted DIGs are: Zachariah Fera Achinyan, fdc (formerly AIG Zone 4, Makurdi); Zango Ibrahim Baba (formerly AIG Department of Logistics and Supply); Isyaku Mohammed (formerly AIG Armament, Force Headquarters, Abuja); and Margaret Agebe Ochalla (formerly AIG FCID Annex, Lagos).
Others are Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman, mni (formerly AIG Police Accounts and Budget, Force Headquarters, Abuja); Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, fdc (formerly AIG Zone 15, Maiduguri); and Umar Shehu Nadada, mni (formerly AIG Zone 14, Katsina).
This latest round of promotions follows the recent elevation of DIG Fayoade Adegoke to the substantive rank of DIG. He will now join the Force Management Team.
According to a statement issued by the Head, Protocol and Public Affairs,
PSC Headquarters, Abuja, Torty Kalu, the promotions became necessary to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of eight (8) DIGs who previously occupied the strategic offices.
“While congratulating the new DIGs, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (Rtd), charged them to live up to the expectations of their new offices.
He urged them to prioritise national security and foster a cordial and productive working relationship with the Commission to ensure the continued development of the Nigeria Police Force”, Kalu added.
Some of the PSC Board Members who took part as examiners in the exercise included: Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, JSC (rtd); Dr Taiwo Lakanu (DIG rtd & Chairman, PSC Standing Committee on Police Matters); and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani (Secretary to the Commission).
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Meanwhile, in order not to leave positions vacant in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Police Service Commission (PSC), has invited seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) for promotion interviews to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs).
The development is to elevate them to the Force Management Team and take over from the present DIGs, who are retiring.
They are expected to work with the new Inspector – General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu.
The AIGs invited for the promotion interviews are Margareth Ochalla, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, Ishiaku Mohammed, Zacharia Fera Achinyan, Zango Ibrahim Baba, Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman, and Umar Shehu Nadada.
According to a highly placed source in the PSC, the officers are expected to appear for the interview at the commission's office today (Friday).
The source on Friday also confirmed that the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Training and Development, DIG Frank Mba, has voluntarily retired from the NPF after 34 years of service.
Mba's retirement comes alongside those of some other senior officers following the recent retirement of former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
DIG Mba, a former Force Public Relations Officer and Lagos State Police Command spokesman, joined the Nigeria Police Force in May 1992 as a cadet officer.
He distinguished himself early in his career by graduating as the best cadet in academics at the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano.
A frontline member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mba obtained a law degree from the University of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002 after attending the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.
He later earned a Master's degree in Law with distinction from the University of Dundee in Scotland.
