PSC Elevates Over 3,800 Police Officers in Major Promotion

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of more than 3,800 senior police officers, including two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs), ten Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), and 17 Commissioners of Police (CPs). This decision was made during a plenary meeting in Abuja, presided over by PSC Chairman DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu.

The promotions followed successful completion of promotion examinations and oral interviews conducted by the commission. AIG Olaolu Adegbite and AIG Dankombo F. Morris were elevated to the rank of DIG.

Adegbite previously served as Director of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and holds degrees from the University of Lagos and the Pushkin Institute. Morris, who has a degree in History from the University of Maiduguri, previously served as Commissioner of Police in Adamawa State.

The commission also promoted 85 Assistant Commissioners of Police to Deputy Commissioners and 3,218 Assistant Superintendents of Police to Deputy Superintendents, among other promotions across various ranks.