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Categories: POLITICS

Nigeria Police personnel promotions

Entities: Polycarp Emeka Nwonyi · Nigeria Police Force · Tunji Disu · Olorundare Moshood Jimoh · Mary Ayim Doghudje

Overview

In early July 2026 the Nigeria Police Service Commission announced a broad promotion round, elevating 93 senior officers across the force. A later ceremony in late July detailed the promotion of several deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners and a superintendent, and confirmed that the commission had approved these elevations. At the same time, Inspector‑General Tunji Disu issued a directive redeploying ten assistant inspectors‑general to various zones, the Police Staff College, the Department of Operations, the Criminal Investigation Annex and the National Cybercrime Centre, with the moves taking immediate effect.

The sequence shows an initial high‑level announcement of mass promotions followed by a concrete promotion ceremony and a complementary reshuffling of senior leadership positions to strategic commands nationwide.

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Nigeria Police promotes senior officers and redeploys ten assistant inspectors‑general

    Nigeria’s police leadership promoted ten senior officers in Lagos and redeployed ten assistant inspectors‑general to commands across the country, effective immediately.

  2. 27 days ago

    [POLITICS] 6 sources
    Nigeria Police Service Commission promotes 93 senior officers

    Nigeria's Police Service Commission promoted 93 senior officers on 1 July 2026, elevating 13 Commissioners to Assistant Inspectors General and 17 Deputy Commissioners to Commissioners, among other rank upgrades

Sources

naijanews.com · trekafrica.net