By Omonu YG Nelson
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed Kogi-born Isa Danladi Nda as Commissioner of Police.
This promotion is part of a larger batch of promotions approved by the PSC, which includes 122 senior police officers.
According to the PSC statement, “The Commission Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, charged the promoted officers to be genuinely committed to their sacred responsibility of securing the Nigerian nation by effectively protecting lives and property, preventing and containing crimes and criminality across the nation.”
Dr. Arase also emphasised the need for a knowledge-driven police force, saying, “Charting out pathways for effective policing and internal security management would have to necessarily orient from informed crafting and employment of applicable mix of strategies, standard operating procedures, and tactics by the Police, other law enforcement and regulatory agencies of the state.”
The promoted officers include 10 Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General, 15 Deputy Commissioners of Police to substantive Commissioners, and 36 Assistant Commissioners of Police to Deputy Commissioners. Sixty-one Chief Superintendents of Police were also elevated to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police.
The PSC Chairman pledged the Commission’s readiness to ensure that promotions of officers and men are regular and predictable. The list of promoted officers has been conveyed to the Inspector General of Police for implementation and further necessary action.
Source: Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, Police Service Commission.