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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) as part of efforts to strengthen the leadership structure of the Nigeria Police Force.
The PSC spokesperson, Torty Njoku Kalu, made the disclosure in statement signed in Abuja on Friday.
The newly promoted DIGs are Zachariah Fera Achinyan (formerly AIG Zone 4, Makurdi), Zango Ibrahim Baba (formerly AIG Department of Logistics and Supply), Isyaku Mohammed (formerly AIG Armament, Force Headquarters, Abuja), and Margaret Agebe Ochalla (formerly AIG FCID Annex, Lagos).
Others are Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman (formerly AIG Police Accounts and Budget, Force Headquarters, Abuja), Kenechukwu Onwuemelie (formerly AIG Zone 15, Maiduguri), and Umar Shehu Nadada, mni (formerly AIG Zone 14, Katsina).
According to PSC spokesperson, the promotions were based on merit, seniority, record of service, and performance in both written examinations and oral interviews conducted at the Commission’s corporate headquarters in Abuja.
Kalu said the exercise formed part of ongoing measures to reinforce the leadership capacity of the police.
“This latest round of promotions follows the recent elevation of DIG Fayoade Adegoke to the substantive rank of DIG and he will now join the Force Management Team, ” he said. (ephemeralnews.com.ng)
