Nine CPs promoted to AIGs, 20,365 others

Nine DCPs were also elevated to CPs and 20,356 officers to their next ranks.

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of nine Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police.

PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement Thursday, said nine DCPs were also elevated to CPs and 20,356 officers to their next ranks.

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He said the promotion was one of the decisions of the 11th plenary meeting of the commission held in Abuja on Wednesday.

The new AIGs are:  Aminu  Pai, former Commissioner of Police Kwara and Bayelsa States Command, former Force Quarter Master General and currently the Executive Secretary, Police Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Lagos; Dasuki  Galadanchi, former Commissioner of Police/Executive Secretary,  Police Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Lagos and presently acting AIG, Force CID Annex, Lagos; Okon  Ene, former Commissioner of Police Benue and  Abia State Commands, CP SARS and currently CP Explosive Ordinance  Disposal, Force Headquarters and Abang John, former Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom  State Command and presently Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command.