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PSC Elevates Two To DIG, Promotes Over 3,800 Senior Officers

The approvals followed promotion exams and oral interviews, with 3,218 assistant superintendents moving up to deputy superintendents.

  • On Thursday, the Police Service Commission approved promotions for over 3,800 senior officers in Abuja, including two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police , 10 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police , and 17 Commissioners of Police .
  • PSC Chairman DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu presided over the plenary meeting, confirming the promotions followed successful performance in mandatory examinations and oral interviews conducted by the Commission.
  • The largest group comprises 3,218 Assistant Superintendents of Police elevated to Deputy Superintendents, alongside 85 promotions to Deputy Commissioners, 49 to Assistant Commissioners, 245 to Chief Superintendents, and 498 to Superintendents.
  • Newly elevated DIGs include Olaolu Adegbite, head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau Abuja, and Dankombo F. Morris, who leads Zone 4 Headquarters in Makurdi.
  • PSC Chairman Argungu urged the newly promoted officers to view their elevations as motivation for improved performance in securing lives and property through rigorous law enforcement duties.
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empressivenaija.com broke the news on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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