Egbetokun Decorates Bala Ciroma, Frank Mba, Others With New Ranks

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has decorated newly promoted Senior Police Officers with their new ranks.

Naija News reports that the event took place on Thursday at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Louse Edet House, Force Headquarters in Abuja.

Among those decorated were the former Force Police Relations Officer, Frank Mba, and former Police Commissioner, Bala Ciroma as Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIG).

A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said Mba will serve as the DIG for the South-East geopolitical zone, while Ciroma will represent the North-East in the police management team.

The statement said decoration is a sequel to the recent promotion approved by the Police Service Commission (PSC) on the basis of merit, requisite experience, years of dedicated service, and academic records.

It said the IGP congratulated the newly promoted officers and charged them to discharge the schedules of their new ranks within the dictates of the rule of law and citizens’ expectations.

It reads: “A total of 38 Senior Police Officers were decorated comprising Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) Bala Ciroma, and Frank Emeka Mba, mni; fourteen (14) Assistant Inspectors-General of Police including AIGs Abubakar Lawal, fdc; Alhassan Aminu (Rtd.); Abdul Umar, psc, fdc; Williams Adebowale, psc(+), fdc; Shettima Zannah; Ebong Eyibio Ebong, psc, mni; Adepoju Ayinde Ilori; Okon Okon Effiong, fdc; Echeng Eworo Echeng; Susan Ukpanukiema Horsefall; Bankole Lanre Sikiru; Oladimeji Yomi Olanrewaju; Odama Paul Ojeka, and Shehu Sani Gwarzo, as well as 22 Commissioners of Police.

“In attendance were the Executive Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Sen. Hope Uzodimma; the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency Dr. Akon Etim; the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Barau Jibrin and other Distinguished Members of the National Assembly; IGP Usman Alkali Baba (Rtd.); Defence Attaches to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China; the Force Management Team; serving and retired Senior Police Officers, families of promotes and other dignitaries.

“The Inspector-General of Police while congratulating the newly promoted officers, charged them to discharge the schedules of their new ranks within the dictates of the rule of law and citizens’ expectations; demonstrate exceptional critical thinking ability; manifest sound professional judgment in all their decisions; and exhibit high strategic management and operational capacity with the hindsight that all actions and inactions will be accounted for”.