The retiring Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman and 19 others have just been promoted by the Police Service Commission, PSC, to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, in the country..
CP Shawulu, who is the 37th Niger Commissioner of Police, is expected to retire from active service on 30 of March, 2025 before his promotion.
He took over the mantle of leadership in November 2023 from AIG Ogundele Ayodeji who was promoted then and redeployed as AIG Zone 7,Abuja..
PSC in a statement issued by Ikechukwu Ani Head, Press and Public Relations, said the promotion was announced today, Monday, March 17th, 2025.
The 20 new AIG include, Fasuba Akinyele Olabode, CP Special Fraud Unit, Force Headquarters; Musibau Omolabi Ajani, CP Admin, FCID; Aliyu Abubakar Musa, CP Katsina State Command; Patrick Adedeji Atayero, former CP Explosive Ordinance Disposal EOD; Force Headquarters, CP Anti Fraud section FCID, Director of Sports Nigeria Police Force and Deputy Commissioner Finance and Administration Force Headquarters; Gyogon Augustine Grimah, CP Cross Rivers State Command and Olaiya Victor Mobolaji, CP Kwara State Command.
Others are Chukwudi Chris Ariekpere, CP Taraba State Command and Commandant Police College Oji River; Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, CP Fom, Force Headquarters; Olalolu Adebowale Adegbite, CP Interpol FCID; Godwin Iguh Eze, CP SEB, FCID Annex Lagos; and Disu Olatunji Rilwan, CP Federal Capital Territory.
Ani said PSC also considered and approved the promotion of 19 Deputy Commissioners to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police.
“Thirteen Superintendents of Police and 14 Deputy Superintendents were also elevated to the next ranks,” the statement stated.
He further disclosed that the Commission approved the promotion of 13 Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Chief Superintendents and 14 Deputy Superintendents to Superintendents of Police.
All the Officers appeared before the Commission on Plenary and were subjected to examination and interactive interview. Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu, presided over the exercise and was supported by DIG Taiwo Lakanu rtd, fdc, Hon Commissioner representing the Police in the Commission and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.