Breaking: Police Service Commission Elevates 7 AIGs To DIG – See Full List

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, a move aimed at strengthening the leadership framework of the Nigeria Police Force.

According to Ireporter Online, the promotions were determined through a merit-based process that considered seniority, service records, and performance in written and oral examinations held at the commission’s corporate headquarters in Abuja on Friday.

The officers elevated to DIG are Zachariah Fera Achinyan (formerly AIG, Zone 4, Makurdi), Zango Ibrahim Baba (formerly AIG, Department of Logistics and Supply), Isyaku Mohammed (formerly AIG, Armament, Force Headquarters, Abuja), Margaret Agebe Ochalla (formerly AIG, FCID Annex, Lagos), Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman (formerly AIG, Police Accounts and Budget, Force Headquarters, Abuja), Kenechukwu Onwuemelie (formerly AIG, Zone 15, Maiduguri), and Umar Shehu Nadada (formerly AIG, Zone 14, Katsina).

The PSC explained that the promotions were necessary to fill vacancies created by the recent retirement of eight DIGs who previously held strategic positions within the force. The exercise follows the earlier elevation of DIG Fayoade Adegoke to the substantive rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police. The newly promoted officers will now join the Force Management Team.

In a statement, PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd.), congratulated the officers and urged them to justify the confidence placed in them, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing national security and fostering a productive working relationship with the commission to support the continued development of the Nigeria Police Force.

Members of the PSC Board who served as examiners during the promotion exercise included Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (retd.), Dr. Taiwo Lakanu (retd. DIG and Chairman of the PSC Standing Committee on Police Matters), and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.