The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of seven Assistant Inspector Generals (AIGs) to the next rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG).
The newly promoted officers are expected to take over from the eight retiring DIGs whose appointments came to an end following the appointment of Mr. Tunde Disu as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP).
In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by Torty Njoku Kalu, Head, Protocol and Public Affairs, of PSC, “the Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted seven (7) Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs). The promotions, which are a result of merit, seniority, record of service and performance in a written examination and oral interview conducted today at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja, are part of efforts to strengthen the leadership cadre of the Nigeria Police Force.”
The statement listed the new DIGs as:
1. Zachariah Fera Achinyan, fdc (formerly AIG Zone 4, Makurdi)
2. Zango Ibrahim Baba (formerly AIG Department of Logistics and Supply)
3. Isyaku Mohammed (formerly AIG Armament, Force Headquarters, Abuja)
4. Margaret Agebe Ochalla (formerly AIG FCID Annex, Lagos)
5. Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman, mni (formerly AIG Police Accounts and Budget, Force Headquarters, Abuja)
6. Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, fdc (formerly AIG Zone 15, Maiduguri)
7. Umar Shehu Nadada, mni (formerly AIG Zone 14, Katsina).
The new DIGs are to join DIG Fayoade Adegoke who was earlier promoted and has since joined the Police management team.