Nigerian Police Appoint 18 New AIGs, 37 Commissioners

The Nigeria Police Service Commission has on Saturday, July 16, 2016, approved the promotion of 18 commissioners of police, CPs, to assistant inspectors general of police, AIGs. The commission also approved the appointment of 37 commissioners of police, including nine deputy commissioners of police.

The commission redeployed four AIGs and deployed 12 others to man police zonal commands, while the remaining 10 will head “special formations” such as operations, training, police academy, info-tech, investment, maritime, etc.

A statement by the Police Service Commission spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani said “the CP, Kaduna State, Ibrahim Adamu, is now AIG, Zone 1, Abdulmajid Ali, CP, Ogun State, AIG, Zone 2 and Usman Tilli, AIG Border is now AIG zone 3, while CP Henry Fadairo was also moved from research and planning department to Jigawa State.”

“AIG Dorathy Gimba retained her command of the investment formation, AIG Mohammed Mohammed, special protection unit while Mohammed Katsina was moved from maritime to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Jos.

“AIG Katsina will be replaced at the maritime desk by Paul Okafor, CP Benue State,” the statement also said, adding that 16 CPS were retained in their commands. The retained CPs include: CP Peace Ibekwe Abdallah, Ebonyi, Emmanuel Ojukwu, Enugu, Frederick Lakanu, Imo, Adeleye Oyebade, Oyo, Basen Gwana, Abia, Yunana Babas, Taraba, Austin Iwar, Gombe, Murtala Mani, Akwa Ibom and Fatai Owoseni, Lagos.

The chairperson of the commission, Sir Mike Okiro, a retired inspector general of police, stated that the promotions and postings “were in line with the commission’s resolve to reposition the Nigeria Police Force for better performance.”

“Okiro congratulated the officers and demanded from them hard work and dedication to duty. He said the commission will hold any of them personally responsible for any failure in the discharge of their duties,” it stated, adding that they should rededicate themselves to the ‘service of their nation and abide by the rules and regulations guiding police work’.”