By Hassan Zaggi
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, has charged the newly promoted police officers to deploy their wealth of experience to support the Nigeria Police Force in the attainment of its objectives.
He gave the charge while decorating newly promoted senior officers including Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs), Assistant Inspectors General (AIG) and Commissioners of Police (CPs), in Abuja, yesterday.
The IGP also reminded the newly promoted officers that Nigerians and in particular, the Nigeria Police Force demand higher level of loyalty, courage, incorruptible disposition, and professional competence from the them in order to positively alter the policing and internal security narratives of the country.
I am convinced that all of you, the newly promoted officers seated here, fit perfectly into my human capacity development requirement and I am confident that you will deploy your wealth of experience towards supporting the Nigeria Police in the attainment of our mandate, especially at this crucial time in our nation’s internal security evolution.
“Let me, however, remind you that to whom much is given, much more shall be expected. Crime, as you know, is a dynamic and increasingly complex phenomenon and the citizens of this nation as well as the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force demand of you higher level of loyalty, courage, incorruptible disposition, and professional competence needed to positively alter the policing and internal security narratives of our beloved country.
“In line with this, some of you shall be deployed to critical duty posts where your strength of character and professionalism shall be optimally tested.
“I trust that you shall not fail the Nigeria Police Force, neither will you fail the nation in the demanding responsibilities that your new ranks shall impose on you,” the IGP said.
While saying that the promotion was guided by the principles of seniority, merit, unblemished service records and invaluable experiences of the benefiting senior officers, the IGP said: “The capacity of the human assets of any organization, particularly, at strategic management level is fundamental to the attainment of the goals and mandates of such institution.
“Therefore, it is often said that no organization can advance beyond the competence of its strategic leaders, neither can any organizational goals and plans be attained without a crop of highly committed personnel to drive the attainment those goals.
“This fact is even more critical for a law enforcement agency that is as strategic to internal security of the nation as the Nigeria Police Force.
“This is because the rapidly changing dynamics of crime and the attendant increasing threat to security require quality police managers that have the requisite professional knowledge, experience, and competency to effectively provide leadership directed at managing such internal security realities.
“It is in cognizance of this fact that since my appointment as Inspector General of Police, I have been collaborating effectively with the Police Service Commission in ensuring that appropriate processes are emplaced to identify and promptly elevate deserving officers with unblemished service records to higher ranks.
“This is a strategic management approach that is directed at motivating the workforce of the Nigeria Police in committing to the duty of addressing current and emerging internal security threats.”
The IGP, however, applauded the Police Service Commission (PSC) for supporting the reform agenda and aiding the Nigeria Police Force in the attainment of its human capacity development initiatives, reiterating that: “I look forward to the sustenance of this collaboration.”
The newly decorated senior officers included Zaki Ahmed, the DIG in charge of the Department of Operations and Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, the DIG in charge of the Department of Research and Planning at the Force Headquarters.
Also decorated were 6 AIGs who were elevated from their previous rank of Commissioners of Police (CPs). They include AIG Buba Sanusi (former CP Katsina), AIG Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu (former CP Anti-Fraud, FCID), AIG Bello Sani Dalijan (former CP INEC), AIG Yahaya Sahabo Abubakar (former CP Yobe), AIG Akingbola Olatunji, (former CP Benue), and AIG Hakeem Odumosu, psc, FCIA (former CP Lagos).
The 17 Commissioners of Police who were elevated from their previous rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police included CP Josephine Nneka Anyasinti, CP Haruna Gabriel Garba, CP Tajudeen Akinwale Abass and most significantly, the husband-and-wife duo of CP Patrick Kehinde Longe and CP Yetunde Longe.
