PSC APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF YAHAYA ABUBAKAR AS DIG, PROMOTES 122 OTHERS
Yahaya Abubakar, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, has been appointed as a Deputy Inspector General of Police by the Police Service Commission (PSC).
According to a statement released by Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Abubakar was the AIG in command of Zone 14 Katsina before his appointment.
In the Police Management Team, he will represent the North East Geopolitical Zone in lieu of DIG Habu Sani, who recently retired as the Zone’s DIG Force Intelligence Bureau representative.
The Commission also approved the promotion of 122 other senior police officers: ten Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General, fifteen Deputy Commissioners of Police to substantive Commissioners, and thirty-six Assistant Commissioners of Police to Deputy Commissioners while sixty-one Chief Superintendents of Police were also elevated to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police.
More Stories
I HAVE NO REGRETS REMOVING FUEL SUBSIDY – TINUBU
President Bola Tinubu says he has no regrets about removing petrol subsidy in May 2023, insisting that Nigeria cannot continue to...
TINUBU ADVISE NIGERIANS TO SWITCH OF THEIR LIGHTS TO MANAGE ELECTRICITY BILLS
President Bola Tinubu has advised Nigerians to step up their management skill in reducing electricity bills. “It’s not negative to...
UPDATED: I’M NOT PREPARED TO DOWNSIZE MY CABINET – PRES. TINUBU
President Bola Tinubu on Monday unequivocally responded to critics who described his cabinet as “bloated” by saying he is unprepared...
15 KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED IN PLATEAU COMMUNITY ATTACK
At least 15 people have been killed, and several others injured, following an attack on the Gidan Ado community in...
SPORTS: LA LIGA STRUGGLERS VALENCIA SACK COACH BARAJA
Valencia sacked head coach Ruben Baraja on Monday after a five-match winless streak in La Liga, the relegation-threatened club announced....
FINTIRI ANNOUNCES CREATION OF NEW CHIEFDOMS, EMIRATES IN ADAMAWA STATE
The governor of Adamawa State Umaru Fintiri has announced the creation of six additional chiefdoms and emirates in the state....