THE POLICE Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and deployed new Commissioners of Police to Enugu and Oyo States.
Head of Press and Public Relations at PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said the commission had also approved the promotion of the CP in charge of Enugu State, Mr Uzuegbu Kanayo, to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).
Ani listed the newly promoted DIGs as Sadiq Abubakar, Benjamin Okolo, Williams Adebowale, Bzigu Bali, Idegwu Ukuoma, and Adebola Hamzat.
The PSC spokesman also confirmed the appointment of Ademola Johnson as CP for Oyo State and Mamman Giwa as CP for Enugu State.
He said the commission had approved the promotion of eight Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police.
According to him, the newly promoted CSPs are Abdullahi Usman, Sani Abdu, Ifeanyi Owo, Vincent Orole, Elisha Atikinkpan, Margaret Okonkwo, Alhasan Guga, and Imo Ezekiel.
He added that the promoted senior officers underwent written examinations and interactive oral interviews.
The Chairman of the Commission, Mr Hashimu Argungu, who presided over the sessions, urged the new DIGs to support the Inspector-General of Police.
He said the aim was to strengthen the Nigeria Police Force, ensuring better security and the maintenance of law and order across the country. (NAN)
