PSC Elevates AIG Fayoade to Deputy Inspector-General of Police

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AIG Adegoke Fayoade now DIG

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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Mustapha Adegoke Fayoade to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG).

The decision was announced on Friday, February 20, 2026, after Fayoade successfully completed the Commission’s written examination and oral interview.

In a statement, the Commission’s spokesman, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, said the Chairman of the PSC, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (retd.), described the promotion as a call to higher responsibility and expressed confidence in the officer’s capacity to strengthen national security.

According to the statement, Argungu noted that Mustapha’s experience in technology-driven policing and stakeholder engagement would enhance policing effectiveness across the country.

“The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of AIG Fayoade Mustapha to the rank of DIG. The Chairman charged him to view the elevation as a call to greater responsibility and expressed confidence that his expertise in technology-driven policing and partnership building will significantly strengthen the nation’s security architecture,” the statement said.

Fayoade writing his promotional examination

Fayoade joined the Nigeria Police Force in 1992 and has accumulated more than three decades of service. Before his elevation, he served as AIG in charge of Zone 2 Command, Lagos, where he supervised community policing initiatives and operations that led to the dismantling of the notorious “Billionaires” kidnapping gang.

His career has earned both national and international recognition, including the 2024 Crime Buster of the Year (West and Central Africa), awards for Best Police Station in Africa and Best Divisional Police Officer in West Africa, as well as security honours from institutions in Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

The PSC, a statutory body responsible for the appointment, promotion and discipline of officers of the Nigeria Police Force (excluding the Inspector-General of Police), said it recently approved the promotion of 26,119 Inspectors to Assistant Superintendent of Police II and elevated several senior officers to higher ranks as part of ongoing reforms in the Force.