By Ajibola Adedoye
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of AIG Banji Badaru Lawal, as a substantive Deputy Inspector General of Police representing the South West Geopolitical zone.
This is according to the statement issued by Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations Unit of PSC on Friday, January 17, 2025.
Before his appointment Lawal was in charge of Border Patrol, Force Headquarters, Abuja and he will be taking over from DIG Sylvester Abiodun Alabi who represented the zone and retired on the 31st of December 2024. Alabi was DIG in charge of Force Criminal Investigation Department.
The new DIG was a former Commandant Police Training College, Ikeja, Lagos; Assistant Commissioner Operations, Ekiti State Command; Abia State Command and Edo State Command. He later became Area Commander Uyo, Deputy Commissioner Operations, Nasarawa State; Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Akwa Ibom State and Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Admin ICT Force Headquarters Abuja. He was also Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Registrar, Central Criminal Registry (CCR) Force Headquarters Annex, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi; DCP Finance and Administration, Benue State; Deputy Commandant, Police Academy, Wudil Kano and CP General Investigation, Force CID.
The new DIG Lawal appeared before the Commission in Plenary before the Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu, Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, (retired Justice of the Supreme Court) and DIG Taiwo Lakanu. He went through written and oral examinations where he particularly commended the Community Policing Programme of the Nigeria Police Force which he said is succeeding and has achieved a lot so far.
The PSC Chairman congratulated him on his elevation and charged him to make himself relevant in the Police Management Team.
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