PSC promotes 93 senior police officers, elevating 13 CPs to AIG and 17 DCPs to Commissioners of Police.
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 93 senior police officers, elevating 13 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to Commissioners of Police, and 63 other senior officers to higher ranks.
The promotions followed the officers’ successful performance in the recently concluded written examination and oral interview conducted at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja.
A statement issued by the PSC Head of Protocol and Public Affairs, Mr. Torty Njoku Kalu, said the approvals were part of resolutions reached at the Commission’s plenary meeting held on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at its headquarters in Abuja.
Among those promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police are Itam Nnaghe Obono, Bassey Samuel Ewah, Osagie John Agans-Irabor, Monday Agbonika, Iyamah Daniel Adebor, Isa Danladi Nda, Akaninyene Ezima, Livingstein Ikioye Orutugu, Afegbua B. Rashid, Edozie Hycenth Azuka, Haruna Alaba Yahaya, Emenari Ifeanyi Innocent and Betty Enekpen Otimenyin.
The Commission also elevated 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the rank of Commissioner of Police. They include Nelson Nwamanna, Bolanle A. Murtala, Danbaba Mohammed Labbo, Ajayi Oluyemi, Oki Rita Oyintare, Ibrahim Umar Zungura, Iya Umar Mohammed, Darma Nuhu Na’aliyu, Nuruddeen A. Sabo, Tijjani Murtala, Yakubu Mohammed, Ibrahim Lukunche Usman, Akingbade C. Adeyinka, Mohammed Hassan Ahmed, Samuel Erale Ahmed, Adedeji Taiwo and Zainab A. Pembi.
In the same exercise, the PSC promoted 28 Assistant Commissioners of Police to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police and approved the promotion of 33 Chief Superintendents of Police to Assistant Commissioner of Police.
The Commission also confirmed the appointments of 162 Assistant Superintendents of Police II to the substantive rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police I.
Congratulating the newly promoted officers, PSC Chairman, retired Deputy Inspector General of Police Hashimu Salihu Argungu, urged them to discharge their new responsibilities with integrity, transparency and accountability.
He advised them to remain professional, avoid involvement in civil disputes, particularly land-related matters, and always remember that “there is life after retirement.”
Argungu further admonished the officers: “Guide your reputation and integrity. Let your actions speak for you and not against you.”
