Lagos CP Set for AIG Promotion
Last update: March 8, 2026
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Lagos CP expected to be promoted to Assistant Inspector-General...
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Moshood Jimoh, is expected to be promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police on Tuesday.
According to reports, the promotion and decoration could take place the same day following a scheduled promotion exercise by the police authorities.
Insiders also disclosed that Jimoh is lobbying to remain in Lagos after his elevation, with plans to head the Zone 2 Police Command headquartered in Onikan on Lagos Island.
The command supervises policing activities in both Lagos State and Ogun State.
CBI News reports that Jimoh assumed office in February 2025 as the 41st Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, succeeding Olanrewaju Ishola, who was redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
Tijani Fatai, a Lagos-born police officer currently serving as Commissioner of Police for the Eastern Ports Command, has been pencilled down as a possible replacement for Jimoh.
Fatai is believed to have the backing of the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Earlier, the Nigeria Police Force announced that a promotion examination and interactive session for senior officers seeking elevation to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General would take place on March 10, 2026.
The exercise is scheduled to be held at the headquarters of the Police Service Commission in Jabi, Abuja.
According to a police wireless message circulated to commands and departments nationwide, the session will begin at 8:00 a.m. at the Chairman’s Conference Room on the sixth floor of the commission’s headquarters.
Officers invited for the exercise were directed to report by 7:00 a.m. for briefing and onward movement to the venue.
Those invited include Christopher Ado Emmanuel, Joseph Eribo, Miller Gajere Dantawaye, Henry Ifeanyi Uche, Olanrewaju Peter Ogunlowo, Mohammed Dahiru, Dankombo Faling Morris, Bello Shehu, Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba, Ahmed Musa, Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, Simeon Jimoh, Udofia Akpanudom and Haruna Oufemi.
Miller Gajere Dantawaye currently serves as Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory Command, having assumed office in October 2025.
The communication also outlined dress code requirements for the exercise, directing officers to appear in conventional attire, including black jackets and berets, while carrying swagger sticks.
The examination will assess the officers on law, local acts and professional studies.
