PSC Appoints Salisu Fago New Niger State Police Commissioner

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the posting of Commissioner of Police Salisu Bello Fago as the new head of the Niger State Police Command.

The appointment followed an interview conducted by the commission's Standing Committee on Police Matters, chaired by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Taiwo Lakanu (retd.), who represented the PSC Chairman, Hashimu Argungu (retd.).

In a statement issued on Monday by the commission's Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Njoku Kalu, the PSC said Argungu urged Fago to maintain political neutrality and develop effective strategies to address insecurity in the state.

He specifically advised the new commissioner to adopt intelligence-led and community-based policing approaches to combat crime and maintain peace and security.

Fago joined the Nigeria Police Force on June 10, 1994, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master's degree in Conflict Management and Peace Studies. He is also a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

He has undergone several professional training programmes, including the Advanced Intelligence Detective Course, Police Mobile Force Commanders Training Course and Tactical Leadership Command Course.

With more than three decades of operational and administrative experience, Fago has served in various capacities across several police commands.

His previous assignments include Officer-in-Charge of the State Intelligence Bureau in Kano and Katsina, Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Criminal Investigation in Katsina, and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Operations, in Delta and Maiduguri.

He also served as Commanding Officer of the 6 Police Mobile Force in Maiduguri and the 52 Police Mobile Force in Chalawa, Kano State.

Before his latest appointment, he served as Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Finance and Administration at the Zamfara State Police Command.

Fago succeeds Commissioner of Police Adamu A. Elleman, who retired from service after completing 35 years in the force.