PSC appoints two new DIGs, promotes over 3,800 senior police officers
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of two deputy inspectors-general of police (DIGs) and the promotion of more than 3,800 senior police officers.
The head of protocol and public relations of the commission, Torty Kalu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
Kalu said the promotions followed successful promotion examinations and oral interviews conducted by the commission and were approved at its plenary meeting presided over by its Chairman, Hashimu Argungu.
He said the newly appointed DIGs were Olaolu Adegbite, Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja, and Dankombo Morris, who heads Zone 4 Headquarters in Makurdi.
According to Kalu, Adegbite holds a bachelor’s degree in Russian Language from the University of Lagos and a master’s degree in Philology from the Pushkin Institute, Moscow. He is also a recipient of the national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), a member of the FBI National Academy Associates and an alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School. He previously served as Director of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Morris, who hails from Gombe State, holds a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Maiduguri and a diploma in Police Science. He previously served as Commissioner of Police in Adamawa State before his current posting to Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.
The commission also promoted 10 assistant inspectors-general of police, 17 commissioners of police, 85 deputy commissioners of police, 49 chief superintendents of police to assistant commissioners of police, 245 superintendents of police to chief superintendents and 498 deputy superintendents of police to superintendents. The remaining 3,218 assistant superintendents of police were promoted to deputy superintendents.
Among the newly promoted officers was the Federal Capital Territory Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, who was promoted to chief superintendent of police.
