The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of six deputy inspectors general of police and the promotion of the commissioner of police, Enugu State Command, Uzuegbu Kanayo, to the next rank of assistant inspector general of police.
The new deputy inspectors general of police are Sadiq Idris Abubakar, Benjamin Nebolisa Okolo, Williams Adebowale, Bzigu Yakubu Kwazi Bali, Idegwu Basil Ukuoma, Adebola Ayinde Hamzat,
Abubakar was former commandant Police Academy, Wudil, Kano. He was a former police commissioner of the Federal Capital Territory, CP Peacekeeping Operations, and Coordinator of Police Special Forces, and Adebowale was a former commandant of the Police College, Jos.
Okolo was also a former AIG, Zone 16, Yenagoa, and presently AIG Department of Information Communication Technology, Force Headquarters Abuja, and Williams Adebowale, Commandant, Police Staff College Jos.
Bali was the former AIG FCID, Annex Enugu; Ukuoma was the former AIG Zone 14, Katsina; and Hamzat was the former AIG Zone 16 Yenagoa and former Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command. He was also a former CP Border Patrol, Force Headquarters, CP Crime Prevention and Community Safety; Deputy Force Secretary and currently AIG in charge of NPF Counter Terrorism Unit, CTU, Force Headquarters Abuja.
CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, commissioner of police Enugu State Command, promoted to the next rank of assistant inspector general of police, was a former assistant commissioner of operations Zone 9, Umuahia; area commander, Owerri; area commander Karu, Nasarawa State; commander Switch Operation Switch, Portharcourt; deputy commissioner Finance and Admin Edo State Command, DCP, state CID, Osun State and commissioner of police operations, communication, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The commission also approved the appointment of police commissioners for Oyo and Enugu State Commands.
CP Ademola Johnson, principal staff officer to the inspector general of police, was appointed CP Oyo State.
He was also a former deputy commissioner of police at Delta State Command.
CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa was appointed CP, Enugu State, to take over from newly promoted AIG Uzuegbu.
