The Police Service Commission (PSC), has promoted the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, CP Ben Igweh to the rank of an Assistant Inspector-General of police.
CP Igweh is among the 684 senior police officers promoted at the plenary session of the PSC in Abuja on Friday.
The meeting presided over by the Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), had in attendance, DIG Taiwo Lakanu, (rtd), Honourable Commissioner and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.
A breakdown of the list showed that eight Commissioners of Police (CP) were elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspectors-General (AIG) of police, while 15 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP) were promoted to the next rank of full Commissioners of Police (CP).
Fifty-two (52) Chief Superintendents of Police (CSP) were also promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACP), 525 Superintendents of Police (SP) promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendents of Police (CSP) and 84 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) promoted to Superintendents of Police (SP).
Spokesperson of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani said eight Commissioners of Police and 15 deputy commissioners were subjected to some form of assessment or examination, a condition now precedent for their promotion to the new ranks.
The eight commissioners of police promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police are CP Benneth Igwe; Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command; Suleiman Mohammed Abdul, acting assistant inspector-general of police, PAB, Force Headquarters Abuja; CP Augustina Nwuka Ogbodo, CP Ebonyi State Command; CP Stephen Olanrewaju, CP Admin, Works, Force Headquarters Abuja; CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, CP Abia State Command; CP Fayoade Adegoke Mustapha, CP Lagos State Command; CP Adegboyega Funsho Adegboye, CP Admin, FID, Abuja and CP Mohammed Bala Labbo, CP Communication DICT Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The 15 deputy commissioners of police elevated to substantive commissioners of police are DCP Innocent Ifeanyi Emenari, DCP State CID Taraba State Command; DCP Betty Enekpen Otimenyin, DCP DFA, Zone 5 Benin; DCP James Iroegbunam Nwokolo, DC DFA, Edo State Command; DCP Felix Nka Oben, DC Federal Operations, Force Headquarters Annex Lagos; DCP Olusegun Eyitayo Omosayin DC Armament, Directorate of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja; DCP Ugobueze Ogbodo, Deputy Commandant, Police Detective College Enugu; DCP Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, DC Department of Operations, Zone 11 Osogbo and DCP Taylor Lennox Olarewaju, DC, CCR, Lagos State.
Others are DCP Sa’adatu Ismaila, DC Anti Human Trafficking Annex Lagos; DCP Olabode Adeleye Akinbamilowo, Deputy Force Secretary (DFS11), DCP Regina Cosmas Udoette, DC Department of Finance and Admin, Akwa Ibom State Command; DCP Francis Omatimeyin Gbiwen, DC, State CID Edo state Command; DCP Afolabi Wilfred Olatokunbo, DC Department of Finance and Admin, Delta State Command; DCP Ohiozoba Oyakhire Ehiede Acting CP Legal, FCID Force Headquarters Abuja and DCP Anthonia Adaku Uche-Anya, DC, Department of Finance and Admin FID.