BEVERLY HILLS, October 14, (THEWILL) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted four Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police.
This was revealed in a statement on Friday by Ikechukwu Ani, Spokesman, PSC, revealing that the promotions has been conveyed to the Inspector-General of Police, Idris Ibrahim, for implementation.
“In the letter, signed by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Commission, Mr. Musa Istifanus, the Commission said the individual letters for the promotions would be forwarded to the IGP in due course for onward transmission to the affected officers,” the statement read.
“Those promoted include, Henry Fadairo, CP, Jigawa State Command; Pius Imue, CP, Railway Command; Felix Ogundeji, CP, Intelligence, Force Headquarters, Abuja; and, Ezekiel Zang, CP, Air Wing, Force Headquarters.”
Meanwhile, IGP Ibrahim has inaugurated a committee to review and implement the white paper on audit reports of six Nigeria Police investment firms – the Nigeria Police Cooperative, NPF Pensions Ltd., Police Property Development and Construction Company Ltd., Police Micro-finance Bank, Police Health Maintenance and NPF Mortgage Bank.
The committee, expected to submit its report within one month, will be chaired by DCP Mohammed Wakili and is expected to liaise with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulatory bodies.
Ibrahim declared that the committee should feel free to invite the board and management members of the companies to shed more light and where necessary and also recommend appropriate actions to be taken against errant board member or staff.
“It shall also recommend appropriate action and strategies that will improve the police investment units to restore customers’ confidence, integrity and return on investment,” he stated.
Other members of the committee are: Bala Ciroma, David Igbodo, Shehu Shuaibu and Ibrahim Bakori.
