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SEVEN NIGERIA POLICE AIGS PASS PROMOTION SCREENING, SET TO BE DECORATED AS DIGS MONDAY

March 6, 2026 • Dons Eze • 2 min read

Consequently, they are scheduled to be decorated as Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) by the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, on Monday.

Seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) invited by the Police Service Commission (PSC) for promotion interviews have successfully passed the screening, SaharaReporters learnt on Friday.

Consequently, they are scheduled to be decorated as Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) by the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, on Monday.

“New AIGs invited for promotion exams have passed,” a police source told SaharaReporters.

On Thursday evening, SaharaReporters exclusively reported that seven AIGs had been invited for promotion interviews to the rank of DIGs.

This comes as DIGs are set to be compulsorily retired following the appointment of Disu as the IGP.

According to an internal police wireless message from the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja, the interactive promotion examination took place on Friday, March 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

The interview was held at the Chairman’s Conference Room on the 6th Floor of the PSC Corporate Headquarters located at Plot 64, Cadastral Zone, Jabi, Abuja.

The officers invited to appear before the commission were AIG Zacharia Fera Achinyan, AIG Zango Ibrahim Baba, AIG Isyaku Mohammed, AIG Margaret Agebe Ochalla, AIG Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman, AIG Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, and AIG Umar Shehu Nadada.

The message, issued on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, directed the officers to attend the session as scheduled and urged them to refresh their knowledge in their core areas of duty, including professional studies, relevant laws, and local police regulations.

The invited officers were also instructed to appear in conventional attire comprising a black jacket, beret, and swagger cane.

The promotion process is part of routine career progression within the Nigeria Police Force and is conducted in collaboration with the Police Service Commission, which oversees appointments, promotions, and discipline of senior police officers.

The appointment of a new Acting IGP has reignited a nationwide debate over the controversial practice of compulsory retirement for senior police officers. Historically, such transitions trigger a wave of exits among top-ranking officers.

An internal list circulating within the Force indicates that at least eight DIGs, including Yahaya Abubakar (Finance), Adebola Hamzat (Logistics), Adebowale Williams (ICT), Frank Mba (Training), and Basil Idegwu (Research and Planning), were expected to be retired to preserve the command hierarchy.

Meanwhile, reports on Friday stated that Mba has retired after 34 years of service.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.