The promotions were approved during the Commission’s plenary meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, October 29, 2026, under the chairmanship of DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd.).
According to a statement issued by the PSC’s Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Njoku Kalu, the officers earned their promotions after successfully completing the Commission’s promotion examinations and oral interviews.
Among those elevated to the rank of DIG are AIG Olaolu Adegbite, Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja, and AIG Dankombo F. Morris, who heads Zone 4 Headquarters in Makurdi, Benue State.
Adegbite previously served as Director of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He holds a degree in Russian Language from the University of Lagos and a master’s degree in Philology from the Pushkin Institute in Moscow.
Morris, who hails from Gombe State, holds a degree in History from the University of Maiduguri and a Diploma in Police Science. He previously served as Commissioner of Police in Adamawa State.
The Commission also promoted 10 Commissioners of Police to the rank of AIG. They include Omosanyin Olusegun, Ogbodo Ugobueze, Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, Taylor Lennox Olanrewaju, Regina Cosmas Udoette, Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo, Nwogoh Martin, Shetima Jauro Mohammed, Ibrahim D. Gotan and Danjuma I. Yahaya.
In addition, 17 Deputy Commissioners of Police were elevated to the rank of Commissioner of Police. They include Nache Bashir Liman, Sirajo Lawal Salihu, Ayeleye Adegboyega E., Isiaka O. Salau, Usman Shaik Adamu, Aminu Maiwada Garba, Abdulkarim Musa Waziri, Muhammad Yusuf Adamu and Abiodun Onuoha.
Other officers promoted to CP include Salisu Bello Fago, Adegoke A. Alani, Wuwa Auwal Muhammad and Benedict U. Agbo.
Other categories of the promotion exercise covered 85 Assistant Commissioners of Police elevated to Deputy Commissioners of Police, 49 Chief Superintendents of Police promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police, 245 Superintendents of Police elevated to Chief Superintendents and 498 Deputy Superintendents of Police promoted to Superintendents.
The Commission also approved the promotion of 3,218 Assistant Superintendents of Police to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.
Among the officers promoted from Superintendent to Chief Superintendent is the Federal Capital Territory Police Command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh. Other notable officers in the category include Adamawa State Police Command spokesperson Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje and Abah James of the Rivers State Command.
Congratulating the newly promoted officers, PSC Chairman Argungu urged them to regard their elevation as motivation to improve their performance and commitment to duty.
He stressed that their new ranks came with greater responsibilities, particularly in protecting lives and property, maintaining public safety and enforcing the law.
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