BREAKING: Police Service Commission promotes ex-EFCC boss, Magu, to AIG
The Police Service Commission has promoted former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu to the rank of an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG).
Magu’s promotion was announced in a statement by the spokesman of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani on Monday.
According to him, Magu was promoted alongside some senior officers at the 15th plenary meeting of the PSC on Friday.
According to Ani, seven other commissioners of police were promoted to the rank of AIG along with Magu, while DIG John Ogbonnaya Amadi was appointed a substantive Deputy Inspector General of Police, and Zama Bala Senchi was also appointed a Deputy Inspector General of Police.
“The Plenary Meeting which began on Wednesday, May 11th 2022 was presided over by Alhaji Musiliu Smith, Chairman of the Commission and former Inspector General of Police. DIG Amadi, currently acting, replaced late DIG Joseph Egbunike and will be representing the South East in the Force Management team while DIG Senchi was the most senior in the AIG cadre.
“Other decisions taken by the Commission at the Plenary were the promotion of 57 Superintendents of Police earlier skipped when their mates were promoted to the next rank of Chief Superintendents. Other categories of Superintendents of Police such as the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, Course 4, Inspectors Course 37 and regular ASP’s course 25 and 26 were also promoted to Chief Superintendents having met established requirements.
“The Commission also promoted 1,698 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) to Deputy Superintendents of Police, 6,119 Inspectors who attended the recent Departmental Selection Board (DSB) were promoted to ASP11 while 1,965 ASP11 were confirmed ASPs. The Commission also approved the conversion of 19 Engineers from General Duty to Specialists and upgraded to the rank of Deputy Superintendents of Police which is the statutory entry level for Pilots and Aircraft maintenance engineers in line with Aviation scheme of service,” the statement said.
The eight Commissioners of Police promoted to AIGs are: Mustafa Magu Ibrahim, Abraham Egong Ayim, Okunlola Kola Kamaldeen, Andrew Amieengheme, Akeera Mohammed Younous, Celestine Amechi Elumelu, Ngozi Vivian Onadeko and Danladi Bitrus Lalas.
Magu was suspended as EFCC chairman after he was arrested and detained on July 6, 2020 over allegations of gross misconduct levelled against him.
He was then taken to appear before a probe panel set up by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minster of Justice Abubakar Malami.
The panel, led by Justice Ayo Salami, subsequently recommended Magu’s removal as EFCC boss “for failing to properly account for N431,000,000.00 security votes/information fund released to the office of the Executive Chairman of EFCC between November 2015 and May 2020”.
He was also accused of other offences including suppressing high profile cases involving four former governors, one of whom is currently a senator.
However, since the panel submitted the report in November 2020, only a few recommendations have been implemented.
Magu has repeatedly denied the allegations against him, describing them as “unfortunate, spiteful, malicious and intended to cruelly destroy my hard-earned reputation”.
