
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 219 police officers to new ranks.
The Head of Press and Public Relations, PSC, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
The commission on Monday approved the promotion of 66 senior officers at a plenary meeting held on Monday in Abuja.
The senior officers were 20 Commissioners of Police (CP) to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIG); 19 Deputy Commissioners (DCPs) to CP; 13 Superintendents of Police to Chief Superintendents; and 14 Deputy Superintendents of Police to Superintendents.
Ani said the commission in continuation of the meeting, approved the promotion of 26 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACP) to DCP; and 23 Chief Superintendents of Police to ACP.
170 Assistant Superintendents of Police were also promoted to Deputy Superintendents.
The spokesman said: “The newly promoted ACP to DCP were Tarzan Tsav, Samantha Barko; Shehu Abdullahi; Ajeigbe Olayinka; Abubakar Haruna; Elisha Bawa; Ibrahim Ahmed; Williams Tawon; Elija Dangana; Bello Hamisu; Usanga Bassey and Alice Abbah.
“Also promoted to DCP were Abdulaziz Aliyu, Yahaya Usman; Mohammed Abdullahi; Shehu Garba; Tukur Garba; Dankwano Wilson; Mohammed Makama; Hassan Yahaya; Charles Okafor; Raphael Aiwansosa; Frances Oshuporu; Kangiwa Ibrahim; Donald Ibanga and Andatu Magaji.”
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