PSC Promotes 3,800 Police Officers, Elevates Two DIGs, 10 AIGs
PSC Promotes 3,800 Police Officers, Elevates Two DIGs, 10 AIGs
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of more than 3,800 police officers, including two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs), 10 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and 17 Commissioners of Police (CPs).
The promotions followed the officers’ success in examinations and oral interviews conducted by the commission.
The approvals were granted at the PSC’s plenary meeting in Abuja on Thursday, 29 October 2026, presided over by its chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd.).
Among the officers elevated to the rank of DIG are AIG Olaolu Adegbite, Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja, and AIG Dankombo F. Morris, who heads Zone 4 Headquarters in Makurdi.
Adegbite holds a BA in Russian Language from the University of Lagos and an MA in Philology from the Pushkin Institute in Moscow.
He is a recipient of the national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) and an alumnus of the FBI National Academy Associates and 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 BA in History from the University of Maiduguri and a Diploma in Police Science. He previously served as Commissioner of Police in Adamawa State.
10 CPs Elevated to AIGs
The 10 Commissioners of Police promoted to AIG are Omosanyin Olusegun, Ogbodo Ugobueze, Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, Taylor Lennox Olanrewaju, Regina Cosmas Udoette, Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo, Nwogoh Martin, Shetima Jauro Mohammed, Ibrahim D. Gotan and Danjuma I. Yahaya.
Their previous postings include the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) annexes in Lagos and Enugu, Ondo and Abia state commands, the Nigeria Police Cooperative, the Police Airwing, Nasarawa State Command and FCID Kaduna.
17 Officers Promoted to CPs
The commission also elevated 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to the rank of Commissioner of Police.
They are Nache Bashir Liman, Sirajo Lawal Salihu, Ayeleye Adegboyega E., Isiaka O. Salau, Usman Shaik Adamu, Aminu Maiwada Garba, Abdulkarim Musa Waziri, Muhammad Yusuf Adamu, Sani Adamu Nufawa, Bello M. Adamu, Okezie Chikezie C., Aminu Usman Gusau, Abiodun Onuoha, Salisu Bello Fago, Adegoke A. Alani, Wuwa Auwal Muhammad and Benedict U. Agbo.
The officers previously served in various departments and units, including the Criminal Investigation Department, anti-fraud operations, intelligence, forensic services, air operations and state commands.
The PSC approved promotions across several other ranks, including:
85 ACPs to DCPs: Among them are Dr Ruth Oyinmearelu Okunbo, Medical Director of MD Abubakar Police Hospital, Deidei, and the ASR Police Reference Hospital, Utako, Abuja; Isah Adejoh of the Police Staff College, Jos; and Mannir Yusuf Gafai of Kano State Command.
49 CSPs to ACPs: The promoted officers include Danjuma Ribah, Peter Ajah Oluohu, Effiom Okon, Emmanuel Kayode and Mohammed Bello Goshe.
245 SPs to CSPs: Those promoted include FCT Police Public Relations Officer Josephine Adeh, Adamawa Police spokesperson Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje and Abah James of Rivers State Command.
498 DSPs to SPs: The officers include Isa Osu of the Border Patrol Force Headquarters, Abuja; Samaila Amadu Bangajiya of the 12 Police Mobile Force Squadron, Minna; and Akadu Godwin of the Tactical Intelligence Unit at Force Headquarters, Abuja.
3,218 ASPs to DSPs: The newly promoted officers include Frank Okafor, formerly Chief Security Officer at Jaiz Bank and Intelligence Coordinator at Government House, Uyo; Samson Sule, Chief Security Officer to the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund; and Ibrahim Abuh of the Force Headquarters.
Congratulating the newly promoted officers, Argungu urged them to regard their elevation as motivation to improve their performance in securing lives and property and enforcing the law.
He said the promotions came with greater responsibilities and expectations, urging the officers to demonstrate commitment to their duties.
The statement was signed by Torty Njoku Kalu, Head of Protocol and Public Relations at the Police Service Commission, Abuja, on 29 October 2026.
