PSC elevates seven AIGs to DIGs in major police force reshuffle

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) as part of efforts to enhance the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force.

According to the Commission, the new appointees were selected following a comprehensive evaluation process that included written examinations and oral interviews conducted at the PSC’s headquarters in Abuja.

The newly promoted DIGs are:

· Zachariah Fera Achinyan, fdc (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, mni (formerly AIG, Police Accounts and Budget, Force Headquarters, Abuja)

· Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, fdc (formerly AIG, Zone 15, Maiduguri)

· Umar Shehu Nadada, mni (formerly AIG, Zone 14, Katsina)

This latest round of promotions comes shortly after the elevation of DIG Fayoade Adegoke to the substantive rank of DIG. The PSC stated that the appointments were necessitated by the retirement of eight DIGs who previously occupied key strategic positions within the Force.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), congratulated the newly promoted officers and urged them to uphold the trust placed in them. He charged the new DIGs to prioritise national security and foster a cooperative relationship with the Commission to ensure the continued growth and professionalism of the Nigeria Police Force.

The promotion exercise was overseen by members of the PSC Board, including Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, JSC (rtd); Dr Taiwo Lakanu (DIG rtd), Chairman of the PSC Standing Committee on Police Matters; and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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