EXCLUSIVE: List Of IGP Egbetokun’s ‘Damage Control’ Promotions To Quell Outrage Over Ethnic Bias, Discrimination In Force

SaharaReporters has obtained a list of recent promotions quietly approved by the embattled Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, in what sources say is a desperate attempt to quell growing discontent within the Nigeria Police Force.

Earlier on Thursday, SaharaReporters reported that Egbetokun had authorised a fresh round of promotions amid widespread backlash over the elevation of his alleged mistresses and a promotion list heavily skewed in favour of officers from the South-West.

Top police sources revealed that the newly approved promotions—processed discreetly and selectively made public—were intended to deflect criticism surrounding the IGP’s controversial decisions, which include the advancement of officers reportedly linked to him personally or romantically, and allegations of ethnic bias.

This development comes just days after SaharaReporters' August 4, 2025 investigative report exposed how Yemisi Ademosu, a female officer and former orderly to Egbetokun, was promoted from Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) without sitting for or passing the mandatory promotion examinations.

That revelation followed another contentious case involving Bukola Yemisi Kuti, widely identified within police circles as one of Egbetokun’s closest confidantes.

Kuti, previously a junior officer, was fast-tracked to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in less than 10 years—an extremely rare occurrence.

The fresh list of promoted officers obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday shows that the latest elevations will take effect from August 5, 2025.

The list includes: From Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP): Abdul Majid Isah

From Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP): Iwok Ndipere, Mohammed I. Musa, Alkali Abba Hadejia, Jimoh Shittu, Muhammad S. Ibrahim, and Wosu Promise.

Promoted from Superintendent of Police (SP) to Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP): Moshood Abiola Lawal, Adesanya Oyinkansola Olubusola, and Omoola Azeezat Omolola.

Promoted from Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to Superintendent of Police (SP): Unah Paul and Jure Dauda.

Promoted from Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP): Audu Mohammed, Boniface Gloria, Ephraim Abubakar, Adamu Yusuf, Isah Audu, Ayuba Adamu Yakubu, Ibrahim Muazu, and Israel Eshiet.

Promoted from Inspector to Assistant Superintendent of Police II (ASP II): Kazeem Musawe, Alabi Kayode (Traffic Warden), and Serah Hanjul.

This update follows SaharaReporters’ earlier publication on Monday of the full list of recent police promotions under IGP Egbetokun.

The promotions, many of which were carried out under “special consideration,” have been widely criticised as ethnically skewed and politically motivated.

As previously reported by SaharaReporters, 30 of the 37 officers elevated under the discretionary category were of Yoruba origin, raising concerns that the IGP is steering the Force in an ethnically biased or “provincial” direction.

The lopsided nature of the promotions has triggered widespread dissatisfaction across various police commands, particularly among officers from other regions who allege they were passed over despite meeting all necessary criteria.

Further stoking controversy, the police leadership, through Force spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi—himself one of the beneficiaries of the skewed promotions—announced on Monday evening that the promoted officers would be officially decorated at the IGP’s office.

However, in a move seen as a deliberate effort to obscure the regional imbalance, police authorities withheld the full list from the public, releasing only the names of a northern and a southeastern officer.

SaharaReporters has now obtained the complete list, confirming that the overwhelming majority of the promoted officers are Yoruba—an imbalance that is said to have deepened divisions within the Force.