Security

PSC Gives Nod to Elevation of Frank Mba, Bala Ciroma as DIGs

By Web News 387

The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of AIGs Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma as Deputy Inspectors General of Police.

DIG Ciroma will replace DIG Ali Janga who has retired from Service and had represented the North East geo-political zone in the Police Management team

 DIG Ciroma, the most senior Officer from the zone will henceforth represent the zone.

DIG Mba will represent the South East zone and replace retired DIG John Amadi who before his retirement represented the zone.

The Commission also approved the promotion of 14 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 22 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the substantive rank of Commissioners.

A statement by the Spokesman of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani said, ‘These decisions were highpoints of the 21st plenary meeting of the Commission presided over by its Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, (IGP rtd) and attended by all the members of the commission including the Permanent Secretary/ Secretary to the Commission, Dr. (Mrs)  Ifeoma Adaora Anyanwutaku.

The new AIGs are CP Abubakar Lawal; CP Alhassan Aminu; CP Abdul Umar; CP Shettima Zannah; CP Ebong Eyibio Ebong; CP Adepoju Ayiinde Ilori and CP Okon Okon Effiong.

Others are; CP Echeng Eworo Echeng; CP Susan Ukpanukiema Horsfall; CP Bankole Lanre Sikiru; CP Oladimeji Yomi Olarewaju; CP Sani Gwarzo and CP Odama Paul Ojeka.

The 22 Deputy Commissioners of Police promoted to the rank of Commissioners are; DCP Abibo Deinma Reuben; DCP Thomas Abraham Nabhoni; DCP Wakil Abdul Salamai; DCP Enyinnaya Inonachi; DCP Ronke Nurat Okunade; DCP Adekunle Ismail Olusokan; DCP Hassan Abdu Yabnet.

DCP Festus Chinedu Oko; DCP Aminu Baba Raji; DCP Omolara Ibidun Oluntola; DCP Akoh Benedict Gabriel; DCP Alamutu Abiodun Mustapha; DCP Bafda Magaji Jahun, DCP Ahmadu Tijani Abdullahi; and DCP Mohamned Mu’azu;

Others are DCP Bretet Emmanuel Simon; DCP Ihebom M Chukuma; DCP Shettima Mohammed Qurtu; DCP Olatokunbo Maxwell Olabisi; DCP Yusuf Mohammed Lawal; DCP Monica Leo, and DCP Abaniwonda Surajudeen Olufemi.

The Commission also approved the promotion of twenty-four Assistant Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners. 

They include ACP Ezekiel Ibrahim, Project Monitoring Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Mohammed  Shamsudeen, Assistant Director, OPS, Kaduna (NCCSALW); ACP Khan Salihu Usman, Networking  Admin ICT FHQ, Abuja; ACP Wan Mantu Chongs, Commander PMF 19 Portharcourt; Baba Lawan Audu, Area Commander, Exeter Akwa-Ibom State Command;.

Others are ACP Okon Etim Asuquo, Department of Operations, Benue State Command; Louis Chike Nwabuwa, Department of Operations, Plateau State Command; ACP  Samuel Osman Onoja, Police College Oji River; ACP Sa’ad Yahaya and ACP Ibrahim  Jibrin, Commanders 76 PMF, Nsukka and 56 PMF Ogoni amongst others.

The Commission also approved the promotion of 39 Chief Superintendents of Police to Assistant Commissioners of Police.

They include CSPs Joseph Udoh; Nze Helen Omeba; Uduaku Isaac Udom; Anthony Francis Etim; Benjamin  Kelembus Bello; Abdullahi Idris Abubakar; Ogbonnaya Nwota and Daiyabu Mohammed Ahmed among others.

It also approved the acting appointment of CSP Akande Bamidele to acting Assistant Commissioner of Police.

The two AIGs, 14 CPs, and 22 Deputy Commissioners of Police appeared before the Commission in Plenary for an interactive session, a requirement for their new ranks.

Vanguard/Simeon Ugbodovon

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Security

Security Agencies Embark on Confidence-Building Patrol

By Web News 471

By Olusegun Folarin

Ogun State Police command has renewed its determination to prevent breakdown of law and order, and improve public safety and security.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Frank Mba gave the assurance in Abeokuta during a confidence-building patrol conducted by the Police and other security forces in the State.

Mr Mba noted that some criminal elements were planning to take advantage of the challenging economic situation to disrupt the peace being enjoyed in the State said the command would not allow persons with criminal intentions, to unleash mayhem on residents, private and public property, and critical national infrastructure, including banks and offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

 While commending the residents of the State for their resilience and peaceful conduct, in the face of the biting challenges, resulting from the new Naira policy and paucity of fuel supply in the State, Mr Mba said necessary security architecture had been emplaced to protect the peace loving people of the State.

He stated that the Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers had been directed to arrest and bring to book, any person or group wanting to foment trouble and cause breach of peace in the State. 

The Ogun state commissioner of Police implored parents and guardians, Civil Society Organisations, political and religious leaders, to prevail on their children, wards and followers, not to resort to violence, adding that  necessary actions were being taken to further ease the pains of the people.

Crime

Harrasment Video: 2 Policemen Arrested in Lagos

By Web News 953

Nigeria Police Force has arrested two policemen in connection with the viral video of the dehumanising treatment to one Miss Towobola.

The two officers are Assistant Superintendent of Police, Tijani Olatunji and Inspector Gboyega Oyeniyi who are attached to area “A” Command, Lion Building, Lagos and are currently being retained at the Lagos State Criminal Investigative Department, CID detention in Panti.

According to the Force Headquarters Abuja, Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, the two officers were on a legitimate investigation activities to Ibadan where the incident took place.

He noted that efforts was being intensified to arrest the two other civilian accomplices and that disciplinary procedures would be initiated after thorough investigations.

It would be recalled that a video where some police officers dehumanised a twenty-five-year-old lady went viral which has since been attracting different reactions.

Rasheedah Makinde