PSC promotes senior police officers, elevates two DIGs, 10 AIGs, 17 CPs and 3,800 others – THISAGE

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of over 3,800 police officers of various ranks, including two Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs), 10 Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) and 17 Commissioners of Police (CPs).

A statement issued by the Commission’s Chief of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Njoku Kalu, disclosed that the promotions were approved at the commission’s plenary meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, October 29, 2026, under the chairmanship of DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd.), following the successful completion of the promotion exams and oral interviews.

The move covers officers serving in police commands, formations and specialist units across the country, with promotions ranging from the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police to senior leadership positions.

The commission said newly promoted officers are expected to view their appointment as an incentive to improve their performance in policing, criminal investigations and law enforcement.

Two AIGs elevated to DIG

The two officers elevated to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police are AIG Olaolu Adegbite, Head of INTERPOL National Central Office, Abuja, and AIG Dankombo F. Morris, who heads the Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.

Adegbite holds a bachelor’s degree in Russian from the University of Lagos and a master’s degree in philology from the Pushkin Institute in Moscow.

He is a recipient of the national honors of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), member of the FBI National Academy Associates, and alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School.

Prior to his current role, Adegbite served as Director of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Morris, who hails from Gombe State, holds a BA in History from the University of Maiduguri and a Diploma in Police Science.

He previously served as Police Commissioner in Adamawa State before his current assignment as Head of Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.

Ten commissioners become AIG

The PSC also approved the promotion of 10 police commissioners to the rank of assistant inspector general of police.

They are Omosanyin Olusegun, Commissioner of Police, Administration, Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Ikoyi, Lagos; Ogbodo Ugobueze, Commissioner of Police, Anti-Fraud, FCID Annex, Enugu; Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command; and Taylor Lennox Olanrewaju of the Nigeria Police Cooperative.

Others are Regina Cosmas Udoette, Commissioner of Police, GI, FCID Annex, Enugu; Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo, Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command; Nwogoh Martin, Police Commissioner, Airwing; Shetima Jauro Mohammed, Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State; Ibrahim D. Gotan, former Commissioner of Police, Osun State; and Danjuma I. Yahaya, Commissioner of Police, GI, FCID Kaduna.

Seventeen deputy police commissioners were also promoted to the rank of police commissioner.

The officers are Nache Bashir Liman, deputy commissioner, ZCID; Sirajo Lawal Salihu, Deputy Commissioner, IMFU; Ayeleye Adegboyega E., Deputy Commissioner, AHTU, FCID; Isiaka O. Salau, Deputy Commissioner, SID, Ibadan; and Usman Shaik Adamu, Deputy Commissioner, CID, Jos.

Others are Aminu Maiwada Garba, Deputy Commissioner DFA, NGS; Abdulkarim Musa Waziri, Deputy Commissioner DFA, Yobe; Muhammad Yusuf Adamu, Deputy Commissioner, Administration, FCID; Sani Adamu Nufawa, Deputy Commissioner, Inter School, Kwara State; Bello M. Adamu, Deputy Commissioner, Zone 2; and Okezie Chikezie C., Deputy Commissioner Anti-Fraud, FCID, Abuja.

Also included in the list are Aminu Usman Gusau, Deputy Commissioner FDFA, Katsina; Abiodun Onuoha, Deputy Commissioner, DFA, Oyo; Salisu Bello Fago, Deputy Commissioner DFA, Zamfara; Adegoke A. Alani, Deputy Commissioner, CID, Delta; Wuwa Auwal Muhammad, Deputy Commissioner, Airwing; and Benedict U. Agbo, deputy commissioner of forensics.

The commission approved the promotion of 85 Deputy Commissioners of Police (ACP) to Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP).

Among the promoted officers are Dr. Ruth Oyinmearelu Okunbo, Medical Director of Abubakar Police Hospital, Deidei, and ASR Police Referral Hospital, Utako, Abuja; Isah Adejoh, Deputy Director of Liberal Studies at the Police Staff College, Jos; and Mannir Yusuf Gafai of the Kano State Command.

The exercise also saw the promotion of 49 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to Deputy Commissioners of Police.

They include Danjuma Ribah of the Special Forces Unit, Lagos; Peter Ajah Oluohu of the Cross River State Command; Effiom Okon of the Anambra State Command; Emmanuel Kayode of the Lagos State Command; and Mohammed Bello Goshe, Police Officer, Madalla Division.

The PSC also approved the promotion of 245 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to Chief Superintendents of Police.

Those promoted include Josephine Adeh, Police Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory Command; Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Police Public Relations Officer, Adamawa State Command; Abah James of the Rivers State Command; and Okere Romanus, Police Officer, Isiowulu Division, Anambra State.

Others are Ugochukwu Ozoude Alex of the Monitoring Unit, Zone 9, Umuahia; Vincent Elekwa of the Rivers State Command VCRU; Umar Sani of the FCT Command; and Mustafa Mohammed.

Another 498 deputy superintendents of police were promoted to the rank of superintendent of police.

The officers include Isa Osu of the Border Police Headquarters, Abuja; Samaila Amadu Bangajiya of the 12th Mobile Police Force Squadron, Minna; and Akadu Godwin of the Tactical Intelligence Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

The largest category of the promotion exercise involved 3,218 officers elevated to the rank of deputy superintendent of police.

Among them are Frank Okafor, former head of security at Jaiz Bank and intelligence coordinator at Government House, Uyo; Samson Sule, Security Officer, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Police Trust Fund; and Ibrahim Abuh of the Private Office of the Commissioner of Police, Police Mobile Force, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

Others are Dauda Yusuf Olatunji of the Force Headquarters; Sarauta Mohammed Mohammed of the Force Intelligence Department Intelligence Response Team, Force Headquarters, Abuja; and Yusuf Mukarram Ado of the Airport Police Command, Ikeja, Lagos.

Congratulating the newly promoted officers, PSC Chairman Argungu urged them to see their elevation as motivation to improve their performance in discharging their duties.

He said much is expected of them in securing lives and property and enforcing the law.

The Police Service Commission is responsible for appointments, promotions and disciplinary matters involving police personnel, in accordance with its statutory mandate and applicable laws.