…..Argungu says the Commission will get it right with the compulsory promotion exams
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of twelve Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General.
According to a press release on Monday, July 21st 2025, signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission also approved the promotion of 16 Deputy Commissioners to substantive Commissioners and 27 Assistant Commissioners to Deputy Commissioners.
One Assistant Commissioner was absent from the exercise and was not promoted.
The Commission also approved the promotion of 145 Chief Superintendents of Police to Assistant Commissioners which included General Duty Police Officers and specialists such as Officers from Airwing, Medical Doctors and Dentists, Pharmacists, Lab Scientists, physiotherapists and Nurses. Other are Priests, Airwing and aircraft Engineers.
Twenty-nine Superintendents of Police, all Specialists ( Info-Tec, Works and AFIS), were also promoted to the next rank of Chief Superintendents of Police. The Commission also approved the promotion of 38 Deputy Superintendents (Specialists) to the next rank of Superintendents.
The twelve Commissioners of Police promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police are Johnson Oluwole Adenola, current Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, former Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police and also former Deputy Commissioner Operations, Delta State Command; Ako Benedict Gabriel, Current CP Anti Fraud; Ahmadu Tijani Abdullahi, CP Jigawa state; Emmanuel Adegbola Aina, acting AIG Intelligence, Force Intelligence; Omolara Ibidun Oloruntola; Hassan Abdu Yababet, CP, Police College Jos; Bretet Emmanuel Simon; CP Taraba; Enyinnaya Inonachi Adiogu, CP FCID, Gombe Zonal Command; Aminu Baba Raji; CP Special Unit, FCID, Alagbon; Mohammed Mu’azu Usman, CP Eastern Ports, Portharcourt Festus Chinedu Oko, acting AIG DLS Department, Force Headquarters and Ronke Nurat Okunade, Special Fraud Unit FCID Annex Lagos.
The 16 Deputy Commissioners promoted to full Commissioners are; Uduak Otu Ita; Sheikh Mohammed Danko; Charles Ezekwesiri Dike; Nnana Oji Ama, DC Intelligence FCID; Gabriel Onyilo Eliagwu; Abiola Reuben Olutunde; Yakubu Useni Dankaro; Michael Adegoroye Falade; Aina Adesola and Umar Ahmed Chuso.
Others are; Emefile Tony Osifo; Innocent Ilogbunam Anagbado; Musa Mohammed Sani; Victor Avwerosuo Erivwode, DC SEB, FCID; Omoikhudu Philip and Sylvester Edogbanya.
The 27 Assistant Commissioners of Police elevated to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners are; Shehu Idris; David Adio Alalada acting DCP Admin, Enugu State Command; Dalhatu Basher; Hamzat Tambai; Abdulkarim Nuhu, Area Commander Port Harcourt; Olufemi Akinwale Akinola; Sani Fudaiku Kura; Yakubu Isah; Isa Abubukar Adamu; Sunday Omonijo and Sunday Akinlolu Okunola.
Others are Abimbola Shafkat Abdulraheem; Adekunle Murisiku Tokosi; Ibrahim Sumaila Musa; Mohammed Jega Musa; Musa Jibril; Ali Isa Gumel; Dankal Umar Bello; Suleiman Ladi Abdullahi; Suleiman Sade; Ahmed Ataka Tanko and Shehu Aliyu. ACP Ndidiamaka Alifi Oguamalam, Police College Ikeja; Magawata Mode; Adedeji Adeniyi; Bello Zaurah Tukur; Mohammed Muntari Mati and Mohammed Ajose were also promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police.
Zubairu Maina, Olufikayo Abimbola Fawole, Stephen Olusola Olatise, Buhari Abdullahi and Akaniyere Etuk were some of the Chief Superintendents promoted to the next rank of Assistant Commissioners.
Others include Lateef Jaiyeola, CSP Admin, Force Education; Agbemoroti Clement Oloruntoba acting ACP Admin Zone 17 Akure and former DPO Bode Osi Olaoluwa, Osun state; Magaji Kabomo Mohammed, IGP Monitoring Unit; Chinedum Aniagbaso, ICT Force Headquarters; Abdullahi Mohammed Deba, Gender Unit, Force Intelligence; Mohammed Sani Idris, Commander SPU BASE 7 Abuja; Barau Dalhatu Bafarawa FCID and Ugwuodo Chika, Homicide section, FCID Abuja.
Adeoye Benjamin Oyekunle acting ACP X squad, Akure Ondo state Command; Sani El-Mustapha, CRU, Force Headquarters; Sani Mohammed Babainna and Olabode Olawole of the Airwing Unit among others.
The successful Officers underwent examination and interview sessions conducted by the Commission.
DIG Taiwo Lakanu rtd, fdc, Chairman of the Commission’s Standing Committee on Police matters coordinated the promotion exercises and presented the report to the Commission in Plenary for consideration and approval.
DIG Argungu said the promotion exams have come to stay in line with global best practices and advised the Officers to sit up or to be showed the way out.
The PSC Chairman said the Police Force of the 21st Century must be good enough to hold their own any where and ensure that Nigeria is freed from criminals and criminality. He congratulated the successful candidates and urged them to rededicate themselves to the service of their nation.
