PSC promotes 2 DIGs, 10 AIGs, 17 commissioners and more than 3,800 other officers

Author: Kingsley OmonobiPublished on: October 30, 2026Country: Nigeria
Society & Lifestyle
PSC promotes 2 DIGs, 10 AIGs, 17 commissioners and more than 3,800 other officers

Nigeria’s Police Service Commission approved the promotion of more than 3,800 senior officers after promotion examinations and oral interviews, at a plenary meeting in Abuja chaired by retired DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu. AIG Olaolu Adegbite, head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja, and AIG Dankombo F. Morris, head of Zone 4 Headquarters in Makurdi, were elevated to DIG. Ten commissioners were promoted to AIG and 17 deputy commissioners to commissioner; the commission also approved promotions for 85 ACPs to DCP and 49 CSPs.

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