The Police Service Commission yesterday announced the promotion of top police officers which included a new Deputy Inspector  General,  seven Assistant Inspectors General and 32 commissioners.

Assistant Inspector General Philemon I. Leha, the new DIG, replaces late Haruna John who died in a helicopter crash in Jos on March 14.
Also killed in the crash were the pilot, Assistant Commissioner Garba Yalwa, the co-pilot, Chief Superintendent Alexander Pwol-Ja  and the late DIG’s orderly, Sergeant Sonatian Shirunam.

Chief Information Officer to the Commission Ferdinand Ekpei said in a statement that the promotion was based on the recommendations of Inspector General Mohammed D. Abubakar.

“The Eight AIGs are: Christopher T. Dega, Aliyu Musa, Bala Hassan,  Mohammed J. Abubakar, Tambari Y. Mohammed, Ibrahim Abdu, Julius A. Ishola and Alex Emeka Okeke now AIG medical services.

He said the Commission also promoted 32 deputy commissioners to commissioners and 91 assistant commissioners were made deputy commissioners.  The promotions are with effect from the August 1, 2012.

The Commission has approved the promotion of a sergeant to assistant superintendent II with effect from July 7, 2010

He said the Commission approved various disciplinary measures against some senior officers ‘for acts unbecoming of superior police officers’ at the meetings.

A superintendent of police was dismissed; a chief superintendent was compulsorily retired while another superintendent was demoted to the rank of deputy superintendent.

Chairman of the Commission Parry B.O. Osayande enjoined the police to redouble their efforts towards the maintenance of law and order as the Commission is keenly monitoring their service delivery pattern to the nation and would not fail to sanction erring ones adequately said.



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