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PSC elevates Olaolu Adegbite and Dankombo Morris to Deputy Inspectors-General of Police after promotion examinations and oral interviews.
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Ten Commissioners of Police promoted to Assistant Inspectors-General, while 17 Deputy Commissioners attain the rank of Commissioner.
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Promotion exercise covers officers across several ranks, including 85 ACPs, 49 CSPs, 245 SPs, 498 DSPs and 3,218 officers elevated to DSP.
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PSC Chairman Hashimu Argungu charges promoted officers to intensify efforts to protect lives and property.
October 30, (THEWILL) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of more than 3,800 police officers across various ranks, including two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs), 10 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and 17 Commissioners of Police (CPs).
A statement issued by the commission’s Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Njoku Kalu, disclosed that the promotions were approved at the commission’s plenary meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, October 29, 2026, under the chairmanship of DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd.), following the successful completion of promotion examinations and oral interviews.
The exercise covers officers serving in police commands, formations and specialised units across the country, with promotions extending from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police to senior leadership positions.
The commission said the newly promoted officers were expected to regard their elevation as an incentive to improve their performance in policing, criminal investigation and law enforcement.
Two AIGs Elevated to DIGs
The two officers elevated to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police are AIG Olaolu Adegbite, head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau, Abuja, and AIG Dankombo F. Morris, who heads Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.
Adegbite holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian Language from the University of Lagos and a Master’s degree in Philology from the Pushkin Institute, Moscow.
He is a recipient of the national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), a member of the FBI National Academy Associates, and an alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School.
Before his current assignment, Adegbite served as Director of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Morris, who hails from Gombe State, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Maiduguri and a Diploma in Police Science.
He previously served as Commissioner of Police in Adamawa State before his current assignment as head of Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi.
Ten Commissioners Become AIGs
The PSC also approved the promotion of 10 Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police.
They are Omosanyin Olusegun, Commissioner of Police, Administration, Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Ikoyi, Lagos; Ogbodo Ugobueze, Commissioner of Police, Anti-Fraud, FCID Annex, Enugu; Ohagwu Felix Ndukwe, Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command; and Taylor Lennox Olanrewaju of the Nigeria Police Cooperative.
Others are Regina Cosmas Udoette, Commissioner of Police, GI, FCID Annex, Enugu; Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo, Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command; Nwogoh Martin, Commissioner of Police, Airwing; Shetima Jauro Mohammed, Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State; Ibrahim D. Gotan, former Commissioner of Police, Osun State; and Danjuma I. Yahaya, Commissioner of Police, GI, FCID Kaduna.
17 Officers Promoted to CPs
Seventeen Deputy Commissioners of Police were also promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police.
The officers are Nache Bashir Liman, Deputy Commissioner, ZCID; Sirajo Lawal Salihu, Deputy Commissioner, FMIU; Ayeleye Adegboyega E., Deputy Commissioner, AHTU, FCID; Isiaka O. Salau, Deputy Commissioner, SID, Ibadan; and Usman Shaik Adamu, Deputy Commissioner, CID, Jos.
Others are Aminu Maiwada Garba, Deputy Commissioner, DFA, NGS; Abdulkarim Musa Waziri, Deputy Commissioner, DFA, Yobe; Muhammad Yusuf Adamu, Deputy Commissioner, Administration, FCID; Sani Adamu Nufawa, Deputy Commissioner, Inter School, Kwara State; Bello M. Adamu, Deputy Commissioner, Zone 2; and Okezie Chikezie C., Deputy Commissioner, Anti-Fraud, FCID, Abuja.
The list also includes Aminu Usman Gusau, Deputy Commissioner, DFA, Katsina; Abiodun Onuoha, Deputy Commissioner, DFA, Oyo; Salisu Bello Fago, Deputy Commissioner, DFA, Zamfara; Adegoke A. Alani, Deputy Commissioner, CID, Delta; Wuwa Auwal Muhammad, Deputy Commissioner, Airwing; and Benedict U. Agbo, Deputy Commissioner, Forensic.
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85 ACPs Elevated to DCPs
The commission approved the promotion of 85 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs).
Among the officers promoted are Dr Ruth Oyinmearelu Okunbo, Medical Director of the Abubakar Police Hospital, Deidei, and the ASR Police Reference Hospital, Utako, Abuja; Isah Adejoh, Assistant Director of Liberal Studies at the Police Staff College, Jos; and Mannir Yusuf Gafai of the Kano State Command.
The exercise also saw 49 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police.
They include Danjuma Ribah of the Special Forces Unit, Lagos; Peter Ajah Oluohu of the Cross River State Command; Effiom Okon of the Anambra State Command; Emmanuel Kayode of the Lagos State Command; and Mohammed Bello Goshe, Divisional Police Officer of Madalla Division.
245 SPs, 498 DSPs Also Promoted
The PSC further approved the promotion of 245 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to Chief Superintendents of Police.
Those promoted include Josephine Adeh, Police Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory Command; Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Police Public Relations Officer of the Adamawa State Command; Abah James of the Rivers State Command; and Okere Romanus, Divisional Police Officer of Isiowulu Division, Anambra State.
Others are Ugochukwu Ozoude Alex of the Monitoring Unit, Zone 9, Umuahia; Vincent Elekwa of the Rivers State Command’s VCRU; Umar Sani of the FCT Command; and Mustapha Mohammed.
Another 498 Deputy Superintendents of Police were promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police.
The officers include Isa Osu of the Border Patrol Force Headquarters, Abuja; Samaila Amadu Bangajiya of the 12 Police Mobile Force Squadron, Minna; and Akadu Godwin of the Tactical Intelligence Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
3,218 Officers Elevated to DSPs
The largest category of the promotion exercise involved 3,218 officers elevated to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.
Among them are Frank Okafor, a former Chief Security Officer of Jaiz Bank and Intelligence Coordinator at Government House, Uyo; Samson Sule, Chief Security Officer to the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund; and Ibrahim Abuh of the Confidential Office of the Commissioner of Police, Police Mobile Force, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Others are Dauda Yusuf Olatunji of the Force Headquarters; Sarauta Mohammed Mohammed of the Force Intelligence Department’s Intelligence Response Team, Force Headquarters, Abuja; and Yusuf Mukarram Ado of the Airport Police Command, Ikeja, Lagos.
Argungu Charges Officers on Performance
Congratulating the newly promoted officers, PSC Chairman Argungu urged them to see their elevation as motivation to improve their performance in the discharge of their duties.
He said much was expected of them in securing lives and property and enforcing the law.
The Police Service Commission is responsible for appointments, promotions and disciplinary matters involving police personnel, in accordance with its statutory mandate and applicable laws.
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