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Mar 6, 20265 min read

DIG Mba, Idris Abubakar, Hamzat, Others Go On Retirement

DIG Mba, Idris Abubakar, Hamzat, Others Go On Retirement
Galaxy TV · Local News desk · Lagos

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Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Frank Mba,  DIG Sadiq Idris Abubakar, and several other senior officers, will be retiring from the Nigeria Police Force, following the appointment AIG Olatunji Disu as Inspector General of Police.

Disu succeeded former Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.

The DIGs on the roll call of compulsory retirement include: DIG Frank Mba, Training and Development, appointed in 2023; DIG Sadiq Idris Abubakar, FCID, appointed in 2025; DIG Bzigu Yakubu Kwazi, Operations. appointed in 2025; DIG Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, Logistics, appointed in 2025; DIG Idegwu Basil Okuoma, Research, appointed in 2025; DIG Mohammed Adamu Dankwara, Finance, appointed in 2025; DIG Funsho Adegboye, appointed in Jan 2026, and DIG Fayoade Adegoke, appointed in February, 2026.

Meanwhile, seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police have been listed for promotion to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police.

Disu was sworn in on Wednesday as 23rd indigenous IGP.

A source at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, revealed that seven AIGs are expected to visit the Police Service Commission on Friday for promotion exams.

The officers were identified to include Margaret Ochalla, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, Ishiaku Mohammed, Zachariah Fera, Zango Ibrahim, Umar Shehu Nadada, and Muhammed Abdul Sulaiman.

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