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Why Frank Mba Was Promoted To DIG, 3 Months After Becoming AIG – PSC gives reason

VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update

THE Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma as Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs).

Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC said this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja.

Mba’s fresh promotion is coming three months after he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).

Commenting on their promotion, the spokesman of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, explained that Mba is the most senior police officer from the South East zone of the country.

Ani said Ciroma was appointed to replace Mr Ali Janga who represented the North-East Geo-Political Zone in the Police Management team before his retirement from service.

He said Ciroma was the most senior police officer from the North East zone, hence his appointment.

Ani said Mba was appointed to replace Mr John Amadi who had retired from service and represented the South-East Zone.

He said the commission had also, promoted 14 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the next rank of AIGs and 22 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to the substantive rank of CPs.

Ani explained that the decisions were the highpoints of the 21st Plenary Meeting of the commission presided over by its Chairman, Dr Solomon Arase and attended by all its members.

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