The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of eight new Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and retired seven others.
The new DIGs are: Aminchi Baraya, (North-East); Usman Abubakar, (North-West); Abdulmajid Ali (North-Central); Taiwo Lakanu, (South-West); and Godwin Nwobodo, (South-East) and Anthony Ogbizi (South-South).
Others are: Yakubu Jibrin from the North-Central and Usman Yakubu.
The commission said on Tuesday in Abuja, that the approval of the first six DIGs was based on zonal representation, while the last two was promoted on seniority consideration.
Ani said that Usman Yakubu would, however, retire with his new rank as he was to proceed on terminal leave.
The commission’s spokesman said that the approval, which took effect from Jan. 28, followed a two-day meeting of the commission in Abuja.
Those retired are: Habila Joshak, Maigari Dikko, Sani Mohammed, Emmanuel Inyang, Agboola Oshodi-Glover, Peace Ibekwe-Abdallah and Mohammed Katsina.
( NAN)
