The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment and deployment of eight Commissioners of Police to state commands in the country.
The commission also commended the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun for adhering to its latest policy on gender sensitivity in his recommendation.
In a statement by the Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, the PSC however, said it expected that the acting IGP, in his subsequent proposals, would include more officers of North East and Southeast geopolitical zones that are yet to record the benchmark of 15 per cent as decided at its last plenary meeting.
The newly appointed state Commissioners of Police are Godwin Aghaulor (CP Borno State), Adelesi E. Oluwarotimi (Kwara State), Adebola Ayinde Hamzat (Oyo State), Augustina Ogbodo (Ebonyi State), and Samuel Titus Musa (Kebbi State).
Others are Aderemi Olufemi Adeoye (Anambra State), Stephen Olarewaju (Imo State), and Alamatu Abiodun Mustapha (Ogun State).
PSC’s Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase said the postings, as recommended by the acting IGP, was on the average fair. He commended him for the inclusion of women.
Arase advised that the Acting IGP should consider the disadvantaged geo-political zones while forwarding subsequent proposals for commission’s ratification.
