Ref.:
Intersociety/SE/NG/02/014/FGN/ABJ/FRN
1.
His Excellency
Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Thro
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Secretary
to the Government of the Federation
The SGF Office, Shehu Shagari Complex
Three Arms Zone, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
2.
Senator David Mark, President of the
Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Thro
The Chairman, Senate Committee on
Police Affairs
The Senate Chambers, National Assembly Complex
Three Arms Zones, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
3.
Honourable Aminu Tambuwal
Speaker, House of Representatives,
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Thro
The Chairman, House Committee on
Police Affairs
The House of Reps Chambers, National
Assembly Complex
Three Arms Zone, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
4.
Prof. Shuaibu Oba AbdulRaheem
Executive Chairman, Federal Character
Commission
The FCC Headquarters, Plot 64, First
Avenue
Off Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama
FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
Sirs,
Unmasking “Dogari/Dansanda” Policy In
The Nigeria Police Force & A Case
Against Sectional Domination In Promotions & Postings Of Key Officers In The Force (Part Two)
As promised in the first part of this
all-important letter, this is its continuation. It contains the names of all
serving AIGs and CPs in the Nigeria Police Force, their geopolitical origins
and other useful information. The CPs’ names in this part two covered those of
Southeast, Northwest and North-central zones.
Serving AIGs: The worst of it all is
the case of the 21 serving AIGs in the NPF and their geopolitical
representation. Out of the 21 serving AIGs including one specialist, none of
them comes from the Southeast geopolitical zone; an important Nigeria’s federating
partner populated by one of the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria (Igbo).
This has made this important federating partner an endangered species in the
country including being prone to ethno-religious violence and next door enemy
to other federating partners. Out of the 21 serving AIGs under reference,
Northwest geopolitical zone is, again, given eleven, North-central five,
South-south two, Southwest two, Northeast one and Southeast zero.
The eleven serving AIGs from the Northwest zone and
their birth, enlistment, promotion and retirement dates are: 1. Suleiman A.
Abba ( Jigawa State), birth: 22/03/59, enlistment: 31/12/84, promotion:
22/02/2012, retirement:22/03/2019, 2. Mamman Ibrahim Tsafe (Zamfara State),
birth: 19/02/57, enlistment: 31/12/84, promotion: 22/02/2012, retirement:
19/02/2017. 3. Saliu Argungu Hashimu (Kebbi State), birth: 10/07/57,
enlistment: 11/12/84, promotion: 22/02/2012, retirement: 10/07/2017. 4. Bala A.
Hassan (Kano State), birth: 25/08/59, enlistment: 08/12/82, promotion:
01/08/2012, retirement: 08/12/2017. 5. Mohammed Jingiri Abubakar (Kano State),
birth: 20/08/58, enlistment: 01/01/84, promotion: 01/08/2012, retirement:
20/08/2018. 6. Tambari Y. Mohammed (Sokoto State), birth: 01/10/56, enlistment:
31/12/84, promotion: 01/08/2012, retirement: 01/10/2016. 7. Sule Mamman
(Katsina State), birth: 10/08/55, enlistment: 08/12/82, promotion: 30/01/2013,
retirement: 10/08/2015. 8. Ballah Magaji Nasarawa (Kebbi State), birth:
26/07/61, enlistment: 31/12/84, promotion: 24/09/2013, retirement: 31/12/2019.
9. Sabo Ringim Ibrahim (Jigawa State), birth: 02/04/57, enlistment: 31/12/84,
promotion: 24/09/2013, retirement: 02/04/2017. 10. Fana Abdullahi Salisu (Kebbi State), birth:
01/06/56, enlistment: 30/07/79, promotion: 16/01/2014, retirement: 30/07/2014
and 11. Musa Abdulsalam Daura (Katsina State), birth: 02/10/57, enlistment:
31/12/84, promotion: 16/01/2014, retirement: 02/10/2017.
The five AIGs from the North-central geopolitical zone
are: 1. Dan’Azumi Job Doma (Niger State), birth: 22/10/59, enlistment:
01/01/84, promotion: 22/02/2012, retirement: 01/01/2019. 2. Christopher Terhem
Dega (Benue State), birth: 11/03/55, enlistment: 01/12/81, promotion:
01/08/2012, retirement: 11/03/2015. 3. Mark Adamu Idakwo (Kogi State), birth:
23/04/55, enlistment: 15/07/80, promotion: 30/01/2013, retirement: 23/04/2015.
4. Adisa Baba Bolanta (Kwara State), birth: 14/07/56, enlistment: 01/12/81,
promotion: 30/01/2013, retirement: 14/07/2016 and 5. Mohammed J. Gana (Niger
State), birth: 31/12/57, enlistment: 01/01/84, promotion: 24/09/2013,
retirement: 31/12/2017.
The two AIGs representing South-south zone are 1.
Edgar Tam. Nanakumo (Bayelsa State), birth: 31/08/57, enlistment: 01/12/81,
promotion: 24/09/2013, retirement: 01/12/2016 and 2. Solomon A. Arase (Edo
State), birth: 21/06/56, enlistment: 01/12/81, promotion: 22/02/2012,
retirement: 20/06/2016. The two AIGs from Southwest zone are 1. Samuel Ilesanmi
Aguda of Police Communications Airwing(specialist)( Ekiti State), birth:
28/09/54, enlistment: 15/03/82, promotion: 23/02/2012, retirement: 28/09/2014
and 2. David O. Omojola (Ekiti State), birth: 10/01/55, enlistment: 01/12/81,
promotion: 22/02/2012, retirement: 10/01/2015. The only AIG from Northeast zone
is Kakwe Christopher Katso (Taraba State), birth: 29/09/59, enlistment:
31/12/84, promotion: 16/01/2014, retirement: 29/09/2019. Another shocking
discovery from the list of the 21 serving AIGs in the present NPF, apart from
the inexcusable and despicable exclusion of the Southeast zone from the list is
that no woman is among the 21 AIGs. This is despite the fact that women first
enrolled into the NPF as far back as 1955. Further fact is that one of the
oldest serving police officers/CPs in the present NPF is a woman. She is Mrs.
Chintua Amajor-Onu (Abia State, Southeast). She was enlisted on 01/12/81 and
has been a CP since 20/12/2010.
Serving CPs: The
geopolitical lopsidedness is also manifested in the 88 serving Commissioners of
Police in the NPF including four specialists. In the list, the Southeast
geopolitical zone has the least number of serving CPs with eight. Out of the
said 88 CPs, the Northwest geopolitical zone, the zone of the present IGP, Mr.
Mohammed D. Abubakar; has twenty-one (21) CPs, followed by North-central with
18 CPs, Southwest 17 CPs, Northeast 13 CPs, South-south 11 CPs and Southeast
with only 8 CPs. Another shocking aspect of the foregoing is that all the eight
Southeast CPs have between this year (2014) and 2016 to retire either by
clocking mandatory retirement age of 60 years or mandatory retirement service
age of 35 years.
While three of
them: Godfrey E. Okeke(16/09/2014), Ikechukwu Aduba (09/07/2014) and Sylvester
A. Umeh(10/11/2014) will retire this year (2014), three: Felix Osita Uyanna
(15/01/2015), Ikemefuna R. Okoye (15/06/2015) and Hilary Opara (17/07/2015)
will go in 2015 and the other two (Mrs. Chintua Amajor-Onu and Dr. Mrs. Grace
Chita Okudo) will retire in 2016. This is because of deliberate long delays in
promoting them alongside their counterparts from other parts of the country.
They are victims of “promotion dormancy policy” in the NPF inflicted on the
police officers of Southeast geopolitical zone. The duo of CPs Hilary Opara and
Felix Osita Uyanna had their last promotions as CPs on 18/12/2006 and 16/10/2007
respectively, a period of almost eight and seven years respectively.
CPs From
Southeast Zone: The eight(8) serving Commissioners of Police from Southeast
and their birth, enlistment, promotion and retirement dates are as follows: 1.
Hilary Opara (Imo State), birth: 31/07/55, enlistment: 17/07/80, promotion:
18/12/2006, retirement: 17/07/2015. 2. Felix Osita Uyanna (Anambra State),
birth: 01/05/55, enlistment: 18/07/80, promotion: 06/10/2007, retirement:
05/01/2015. 3. Godfrey E. Okeke( Anambra State), birth: 16/09/54, enlistment:
01/12/81, promotion: 20/12/2010, retirement: 16/09/2014. 4. Chintua
Amajor-Onu(Mrs.)( Abia State), birth: 12/07/56, enlistment: 01/12/81,
promotion: 20/12/2010, retirement: 12/07/2016. 5. Ikechukwu Aduba (Anambra
State), birth: 09/07/54, enlistment: 01/12/81, promotion: 20/12/2010,
retirement: 09/07/2014. 6. Sylvester A. Umeh(Enugu State), birth: 10/11/54,
enlistment: 01/12/81, promotion: 20/12/2010, retirement: 10/11/2014. 7.
Ikemefuna R. Okoye (Anambra State), birth: 15/06/55, enlistment: 01/12/81,
promotion: 20/12/2010, retirement: 15/06/2015. 8. Mrs. Grace Chita
Okudo(medical doctor)(Ebonyi State), birth: 09/02/56, enlistment: 13/06/83,
promotion: 20/12/2012, retirement: 09/02/2016
CPs From
Northwest Zone: The twenty-one (21) CPs and their birth, enlistment,
promotion and retirement dates are as follows: 1. Ibrahim M. Maishanu (Sokoto
State), birth: 11/10/59, enlistment: 01/01/84, promotion: 01/01/2009,
retirement: 01/01/2019. 2. Lawal Tanko (Kaduna State), birth: 14/03/57,
enlistment: 01/01/84, promotion: 20/12/2010, retirement: 14/03/2017. 3. Buhari
Tanko (Kano State), birth: 03/02/56, enlistment: 01/01/84, promotion:
20/12/2010, retirement: 03/02/2016. 4. Mohammed A. Indabawa( Kano State),
birth:12/04/56, enlistment: 30/07/79, promotion: 20/12/2010, retirement:
30/07/2014. 5. Mohammed Ibrahim Sumaila(Kano State), birth: 30/11/55,
enlistment: 30/07/79, promotion: 01/08/2012, retirement: 30/07/2014. 6.
Mohammed Ladan(Kano State), birth: 05/05/54, enlistment: 30/07/79, promotion:
01/08/2012, retirement: 30/07/2014. 7. Umar Gwadabe(Kano State), birth:
20/02/56, enlistment: 30/07/79, promotion: 01/08/2012, retirement: 30/07/2014.
8. Sanusi A. Rufai (Katsina State), birth: 27/08/57, enlistment: 01/08/80,
promotion: 01/08/2012, retirement: 01/08/2015. 9. Musa Katsina Mohammed
(Katsina State), birth: 1959, enlistment: 01/02/86, promotion: 01/08/2012,
retirement: 01/02/2019.
Others are 10. Usman Tili Abubakar ( Kebbi State),
birth: 15/10/59, enlistment: 01/02/86, promotion: 01/08/2012, retirement:
15/10/2019. 11. Ahmed Ibrahim (Kano State), birth: 06/05/57, enlistment:
01/08/80, promotion: 30/01/2013, retirement: 01/08/2015. 12. Maigari Abbati
Dikko (Katsina State), birth: 16/03/61, enlistment: 01/02/86, promotion:
03/04/2013, retirement: 01/02/2021. 13. Umaru U. Shehu (Kebbi State), birth:
18/06/58, enlistment: 01/02/86, promotion: 03/04/2013, retirement: 18/06/2018.
14. Saidu Madawaki ( Kebbi State), birth: 05/05/58, enlistment: 30/07/79,
promotion: 03/04/2013, retirement: 30/07/2014. 15. Ibrahim Adamu (Zamfara
State), birth: 20/11/58, enlistment: 01/02/86, promotion: 24/09/2013,
retirement: 20/11/2018. 16. Abdul Dahiru Danwawu (Kano State), birth: 20/10/60,
enlistment: 01/02/86, promotion: 24/09/2013, retirement: 26/10/2020. 17. Salisu
Fagge Abdullahi (Kano State), birth: 01/07/58, enlistment: 01/02/86, promotion:
24/09/2013, retirement: 01/02/2018. 18. Lawal Shehu (Katsina State), birth:
24/12/60, enlistment: 15/03/88, promotion: 24/09/2013, retirement: 24/12/2020.
19. Nyats Nyehsu Jatau (Kaduna State), birth: 15/12/56, enlistment: 01/08/80,
promotion: 04/10/2013, retirement: 01/08/2015. 20. Mohammed K. Mohammed
(Katsina State), birth: 02/06/57, enlistment: 01/08/81, promotion: 21/01/2014,
retirement: 01/08/2016. 21. Hurdi D.
Abubakar Mohammed (Jigawa State), birth: 05/02/62, enlistment: 15/03/88,
promotion: 21/01/2014, retirement: 05/02/2022.
CPs From
North-central Zone: The eighteen (18) CPs from the North-central zone are
1. Umaru Abubakar Manko (Niger State), 2. Joel Kayode Theophilus (Kogi State),
3. Wilfred Eje Obute (Benue State), 4. James Olorundare Aronito (Kogi State),
5. Ibrahim K. Idris (Niger State), 6. Shuaibu L. Gambo( Niger State), 7. John
A.B. Opadokun (Kwara State), 8. Waheed Olayinka Salau( Kwara State), 9. Dorothy
A. Gimba (Plateau State), 10. Salihu Garba (Niger State), 11. Kudu Nma (Niger
State), 12. Usman Yakubu (Niger State), 13. Abdulmajid Ali (Niger State), 14.
Abubakar Adamu Mohammed (Nasarawa State), 15. Abdul Salami Iyaji ( Kogi State),
16. Yakubu O. Jibrin ( Nasarawa State), 17. Abimbola Macaulay (Kwara State),
18. Usman Isa Baba (Nasarawa State).
Sirs, please see part three of this important letter
for our conclusion and demands. It is our hope that the letter in its
completeness will be expeditiously looked into and issues of extreme importance
raised therein addressed frontally.
Yours
Faithfully,
International
Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law-Intersociety
Emeka
Umeagbalasi, Chairman of the Board
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Justus Uche Ijeoma, Head, Publicity Desk
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CC:
1. The Inspector General of Police, Force
Headquarters, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
2. Chairman, Police Service Commission, the
PSC Headquarters, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
3. Chairman of Southeast Governors’ Forum
& Governor of Anambra State, Awka, Nigeria
