The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of more than 3,800 senior police officers, including two officers elevated to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), following promotion examinations and oral interviews conducted by the commission.
The approvals were announced after the commission’s plenary meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, October 29, 2026, under the chairmanship of DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd.).
The two officers elevated to the rank of DIG are Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Olaolu Adegbite, Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja, and AIG Dankombo F. Morris, who currently 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 bachelor’s degree in Russian Language from the University of Lagos and a master’s degree in Philology from the Pushkin Institute in Moscow. He is also 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.
Morris, who hails from Gombe State, holds a bachelor’s 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 posting to Zone 4 Headquarters in Makurdi.
The commission also approved the promotion of 10 Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police. 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.
Seventeen Deputy Commissioners of Police were also elevated to the rank of Commissioners of Police. The promoted officers include Nache Bashir Liman, Sirajo Lawal Salihu, Ayeleye Adegboyega, Isiaka O. Salau, Usman Shaik Adamu, Aminu Maiwada Garba, Abdulkarim Musa Waziri, Muhammad Yusuf Adamu, Sani Adamu Nufawa, Bello M. Adamu, Okezie Chikezie, Aminu Usman Gusau, Abiodun Onuoha, Salisu Bello Fago, Adegoke A. Alani, Wuwa Auwal Muhammad and Benedict U. Agbo.
At other senior ranks, the commission approved the promotion of 85 Assistant Commissioners of Police to Deputy Commissioners of Police and 49 Chief Superintendents of Police to Assistant Commissioners of Police. It also promoted 245 Superintendents of Police to Chief Superintendents and 498 Deputy Superintendents of Police to Superintendents.
Among those promoted to Chief Superintendent of Police is the Federal Capital Territory Police Command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh. Other beneficiaries in that category include Adamawa State Police Command spokesperson Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje and Abah James of Rivers State Command.
The largest group comprises 3,218 Assistant Superintendents of Police elevated to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. Those listed among the beneficiaries include Frank Okafor, Samson Sule and Ibrahim Abuh, who serve in different capacities within the police and related government institutions.
In a statement issued by the Head of Protocol and Public Relations of the commission, Torty Njoku Kalu, the PSC said the promotions followed the officers’ successful performance in promotion examinations and oral interviews.
Congratulating the newly promoted officers, Argungu urged them to regard their elevation as motivation to improve their performance and demonstrate greater commitment to their responsibilities, particularly in protecting lives and property and enforcing the law.
He stressed that the promotions came with increased expectations, urging the beneficiaries to justify their new ranks through professionalism, discipline and dedication to duty.