The Police Service Commis­sion (PSC), yesterday an­nounced the promotion of 30 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the rank of Commis­sioner of Police.
This, according to the PSC, is coming after the successful comple­tion of the interview organised for the officers due for promotion by the Commission.
Those promoted include; Pius U. Imue, Valentine U. Ntochukwu, Fe­lix Goodluck Ogundeji, Frederick Taiwo Lakanu, Hilda Ibifuro-Harri­son and Micheal Ogbodu.
Also promoted are Nwodibo Ekechukwu, Etop John James, Ademola Omole, Olushola Em­manuel Amore, Joshak Habila, Ad­egbuyi Samuel Damilola, Rasheed O. Akintunde, Istifanus Shettima, Jimoh Omeiza Ozi-Obeh, Ibrahim Lamorde, Ghazalli Mohammed, Peace Ibekwe Abdallah and Victory Niro Menta. Others are Clement O. Adoda, Austin I. Iwar, Adekunle J. Oladunjoye, Adaji-Adejo-Gabriel, Sobulo B.T.M., Mohammed Lawal Hussein, Ishaku Alhaji Barau, Em­manuel T. Inyang, Olufemi Olanipe­kun Oyeleye, Gabriel Achong and Ezekiel Danboyi Zang.
The Commission also announced the promotion of seven others to the CP rank in acting capacity pending when they will be due for substan­tive promotion.
Officers in this category are: Wil­son Inalegwu, Mani Murtala Us­man, Fatai Owoseni, Emmanuel C. Ojukwu, Moses Jitibor, Adeyemi Samuel Ogunjemilusi and Ibine Emanuel.
It however noted that the acting Commissioners are currently occu­pying and holding offices of Com­missioners of Police.
Similarly, two Commissioners of Police were promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Po­lice. They are: Buhari Tanko and Johnson Ogunshakin.
The two newly promoted AIGs, according to the PSC, were promot­ed for their strategic professional ex­perience, and also to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of AIG Adebayo Ajileye from the South – West geopolitical zone. All the ap­pointments according to a statement by the Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations, Ferdinand Ekpe, are with effect from August 25.