IGP Disu Decorates New DIGs, Calls for Improved Security Coordination

‎The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Monday decorated newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and urged them to strengthen intelligence-led policing, deepen inter-agency cooperation and enhance operational coordination across commands.

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‎Speaking during the decoration ceremony, Disu charged the senior officers to leverage their experience to reinforce accountability within the ranks and improve the effectiveness of the Nigeria Police Force.

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‎The officers decorated include Zachariah Fera Achinyan, Zango Ibrahim Baba, Isyaku Mohammed, Margaret Agebe Ochalla, Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie and Umar Shehu Nadada. Another officer, Fayoade Adegoke, had been decorated a week earlier.

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‎Disu noted that the new rank places the officers in key leadership positions within the Force and comes with significant responsibilities.

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‎“Your leadership must inspire confidence within the Force and trust among the citizens we are sworn to protect. Let your tenure at this level be defined by discipline, fairness, transparency and service,” the IGP said.

‎He explained that promotion to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police represents one of the highest levels of professional trust within the Nigeria Police Force and requires integrity, courage and commitment to justice.

‎According to him, the newly promoted DIGs are expected to provide institutional direction, strengthen internal discipline and support ongoing reforms aimed at repositioning the police.

‎Disu also highlighted evolving security challenges facing the country, including organised crime, cyber-enabled threats and violent criminal networks, stressing that the leadership of the Force must remain strategic and forward-looking.

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