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The police service commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of one assistant inspector-general and six commissioners to the rank of deputy inspectors-general of police to the management team of the Nigeria police force.

Ikechukwu Ani, spokesman of the commission, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.

The officers are: Shuaibu Gambo (DIG department of finance and administration), Joshak Habila (DIG department of operation), Maigari Dikko (DIG, department of logistics and supply).

Others are: H. M. Dagala (DIG, department of FCIID), Emmanuel T. Inyang (DIG, department of training and development), Ntom Chukwu (DIG, department of research and planning), Folusho Adebanjo (DIG department of ICT) and Abdul Buba (AIG force secretary).

The statement said the commission had conveyed the approval of the new appointments to Ibrahim Idris, acting inspector-general of police for implementation.

The statement quoted the chairman of the commission, Mike Okiro, as saying the promotion letters of the officers would be issued in due course.

Last week, PSC retired 21 seniors of Idris.