The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of the Yobe State Commissioner of Police, Garba Ahmed; CP Border Patrol, and CP Kwara State Command, Salman Dogo, to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police.

Also, 16 Deputy Commissioners were promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police. They include Audu Baba Umaru who was promoted and retired. Others were Cyriacus Enechukwu; Gombit Kopshella Bangs; Eloho Edwin Okpoziakpo; Mamman Bitrus Giwa; Rosemary Okpoho Akpan; Umar Hassan Kabir and Usman Kanfani Jibrin.

Naziru Abdulmajid; Osadolor Olaye; Modi Jonthan Filiya; Sani Omolori; Hassan Gwani Saleh; Hammed Sule; Ayodele Rowland Adeyemi; and Justine Obiora Oranwusi, Director of Works, Force Headquarters were also promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police.

A statement by the PSC’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, on Tuesday, said, “The promotions were the high points of an extraordinary meeting of the commission presided over by Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.) and attended by Hon Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary; DIG Taiwo Lakanu rtd fdc, Honourable Commissioner representing the Police and Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.

“The candidates for promotion were subjected to written examination and oral interview.”

Ani said Argungu warned officers to stay clear of civil matters such as land, marital issues, debt collection etc and allow the courts to adjudicate on such matters.

“DIG Argungu said the commission will deal decisively with any of them caught engaging in such matters.

“He said the Commission will continue to monitor them and support them to give off their best,” he added.