Police Service Commission Makes Fresh Appointments, Frank MBA, Bala Ciroma Gets New Ranks
- Bala Ciroma and Frank Mba have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIG)s
- The Police Service Commission (PSC) approved their appointment as confirmed by the PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, on Friday, June 16
- The commission also approved the promotion of 14 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police
The Police Service Commission at its 21st plenary meeting, has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) Bala Ciroma and Frank Mba as Deputy Inspectors General of Police.
A statement by the spokesperson of the commission Ikechukwu Ani indicates that 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, while DIG Mba will represent the South East zone, replacing retired DIG John Amadi who before his retirement represented the zone, NTA News reported.
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Police elevate Bala Ciroma, Frank Mba and other officers to the rank of DIGs, AIGs, CP, DCP
The commission also approved the promotion of 14 Commissioners of Police (CP) to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) and 22 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP) to the substantive rank of commissioners, Channels TV report added.
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Similarly, the commission also approved the promotion of twenty-four assistant commissioners of police and 39 chief superintendents of police to their next ranks.
Chairman of the commission, Dr. Solomon Arase congratulated the newly promoted Officers and charged them to reciprocate the Commission’s gesture by rededicating themselves to the service of their fatherland.
Social media user who tweeted “let’s kill all the Igbos” land in police net
Legit.ng reported earlier that the Osun police command on Thursday, June 15, arrested a young Nigerian man identified simply as Kehinde Adesogba Adekusibe, aged 28.
The Force's public relations officer, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed Adekusibe's arrest through a statement shared on Twitter and sighted by Legit.ng on Friday morning, June 16.
Adejobi disclosed that Adekusibe landed in the police net for violating the social media policy, adding that the suspect confessed to the crime and would be charged to court after the completion of the investigation.
Police arrest 2 suspects over killing, burning of US Embassy staff in Anambra
In another development, the Anambra state police command arrested two suspects in connection with the killing and burning of the United States Consulate convey in Ogbaru local government area of the state on Tuesday, May 16.
The police, in a preliminary investigation, disclosed that seven persons were killed in the attack.
Three of the seven casualties were officials of the US consulate, while four were mobile police escorts.
Source: Legit.ng
