The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted two Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIG). They are Buhari Tanko and Johnson Ogunshakin.

A PSC statement issued yesterday in Abuja by the Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations, Ferdinand Ekpe, said Tanko and Ogunshakin were promoted for their strategic professional experience, and also to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of AIG Adebayo Ajileye from the South-West.

Ekpe in the statement also announced the promotion of 30 Deputy Commissioners of Police who passed the promotion interview organised by the Commission to the rank of Commissioner of Police

He listed the names of those promoted as Pius U. Imue; Valentine U. Ntochukwu; Felix Goodluck Ogundeji; Frederick Taiwo Lakanu; Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison; Michael Ogbodu; Nwodibo Ekechukwu; Etop John James; Ademola Omole; Olushola Emmanuel Amore; Joshak Habila; Adegbuyi Samuel Damilola; Rasheed O. Akintunde; Istifanus Shettima; Jimoh Omeiza Ozi Obeh; Ibrahim Lamorde; Ghazalli Mohammed; Peace Ibekwe Abdallah; and Victory Niro Menta.

Others promoted include Clement O. Adoda; Austin I. Iwar; Adekunle J. Oladunjoye; Adaji Adejo-Gabriel; Sobulo B.T.M.; Mohammed Lawal Hussein; Ishaku Alhaji Barau; Emmanuel T. Inyang; Olufemi Olanipekun Oyeleye; Gabriel Achong; and Ezekiel Danboyi Zang.

PSC in the statement also announced the promotion of seven deserving DCPs as acting CPs, namely, Wilson Inalegwu, Mani Murtala Usman, Fatai Owoseni, Emmanuel C. Ojukwu, Moses Jitibor, Adeyemi Samuel Ogunjemilusi and Ibine Emmanuel.

Ekpe said all the appointments took effect from last Monday, August 25.

•Photo shows PSC Chairman, Sir Mike Okiro.