The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has formally decorated 13 new Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) and 17 Commissioners of Police following their promotion to the ranks.
Disu decorated the newly promoted senior police officers at the ceremony held at the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday.
This was made known in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Anietie Iniedu.
According to the statement, Disu, in his remark, congratulated the newly promoted officers, describing their elevation as a call to step into higher responsibility within the Force while commending their families for supporting them.
“He acknowledged that, despite the demanding and often personally costly nature of police work, the officers had risen steadily through the ranks, recalling the birthdays, family celebrations, and other personal milestones many of them had missed in the line of duty.
“The IGP extended similar recognition to the families of the officers, commending their sacrifices and thanking them for standing by their loved ones throughout the course of their careers.”Anietie wrote.
Charging the officers on the responsibilities that accompany their new ranks, Disu urged the newly promoted officers to lead with uncompromising integrity and humanity, stressing that officers who genuinely fight for the welfare of the men and women they command will, in turn, earn their loyalty and support.
He further charged them to build public confidence in the Force through their conduct and decisions, to mentor the younger officers who look up to them, and to lead in a manner worthy of the hopes of that rising generation.
The IGP urged the newly decorated officers to wear their ranks with humility as much as with pride, and reaffirmed that the institution remains committed to their welfare as they take on these new responsibilities.
The newly decorated Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) include: AIG Obono Nnaghe Itam; AIG Bassey Samuel Ewah; AIG Osagie John Agans-Irabor; AIG Monday Agbonika, psc, fdc; AIG Iyamah Daniel Edobor; AIG Isah Danladi Nda; AIG Akaninyene Ifebem Ezima, psc, mnips; and AIG Livingstein Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, mnips.
Others include AIG Bello Rashid Afegbua, psc, mnips; AIG Hycenth Azuka Edozie, psc, mnips; AIG Haruna Alaba Yahaya, psc, mnips; AIG Innocent Ifeanyi Emenari, mnips; and AIG Betty Enekpen Otimenyin.
Also decorated at the event were the newly elevated Commissioners of Police (CPs): CP Nelson Nwamanna; CP Bolanle Aremu Murtala; CP Danbaba Mohammed Labbo; CP Ajayi Oluyemi; CP Rita Oyintare Oki; CP Iya Umar Mohammed; CP Darma Nuhu Na’aliyu; CP Nurudeen A. Sabo; and CP Tijani Murtala.
Other newly promoted commissioners include CP Yakubu Mohammed; CP Ibrahim Lukunche Usman; CP Akingbade C. Adeyinka; CP Mohammed Hassan Ahmed; CP Samuel Erale Etaifo; CP Taiwo A. Adedeji; CP Ibrahim Umar D. Zungura; and CP Zainab Audu Pembi.
The event was graced by distinguished guests, including the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Agbe Odey; Deputy National Woman Leader, All Progressives Congress (APC), Hajia Zainab Ibrahim; and Speaker, Jigawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, representing the Governor of Jigawa State.
Also present at the event are Engr. Ken Ekwemigo, MFR, representing the Governor of Anambra State; His Royal Highness, Clement Ikolo; the Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche; and Brigadier-General K.C. Uwa.