IG shortlists Lamorde, Lakanu, four others as DIGs

Acting Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu has sent the names of new Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) to the Police Service Commission (PSC) for consideration and approval.

According to a source at the Force Headquarters, four of the nominees are Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGs) and two are Commissioners of Police (CPs).

The nominees, according to the source, are: AIG Usman Tilli Abubakar from Kebbi State, AIG Abdulmaji Ali from Niger State; AIG Taiwo Frederick Lakanu from Lagos State and Godwin Nwobodo from Enugu State.

Others are: CP Ogbizi Michael from Abia State and CP Ibrahim Lamorde, a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from Adamawa State.

Read also: UBA, Japan Trade Office to lift SMEs, tackle poverty

When The Nation contacted the Police Service Commission spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, he admitted that the commission had received a letter from the Ag. IG but he said he could not confirm the names.

He also expressed hope that the names of the new DIGs would be made public after the plenary concludes its deliberation that was adjourned till today.

Ani said: “The plenary is continuing tomorrow. I know that the commission received an official communication from the Ag. IG and that official communication is part of what the plenary is considering.

“At the end of the plenary tomorrow, the commission would have taken a decision on that official communication from the IG.”