Trouble looms as PSC queries IGP over zonal commands, halts promotion of 112 officers
The Police Service Commission has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to provide the Presidential approval on the creation of new zonal commands.
The commission also stood down the promotion of 112 senior police officers until the IGP complied with its directive.
The decisions were expected to be conveyed to the police boss on Monday for implementation.
It, however, promoted Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Sanusi Lemu to Deputy Inspector General of Police, to replace retired DIG Abdulmajid Ali, representing the North Central.
It also approved the promotion of Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura, former CP Anambra and Rivers States, to the substantive rank of AIG.
The IG had in May announced the establishment of five zonal commands, including Ondo/Ekiti command with headquarters at Akure, Ondo State; Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Command with headquarters in Ukpo-Dunukofia in Anambra State.
Others are Bayelsa/Rivers command with headquarters in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State;
Katsina,/Kaduna command with headquarters in Katsina; Yobe/Borno command with headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State.
The Force Intelligence Bureau was also excised from the FCID to become a full-fledged department to be headed by a DIG.
But rising from its 9th Plenary meeting in Abuja on Monday and Tuesday, presided over by the PSC Chairman, Musiliu Smith, the agency said the affected officers who were drawn from the new commands would not be promoted until the IGP provided the presidential authorization. Punch
