PSC appoints Fago new Niger Police Commissioner

By Kingsley Omonobi The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the posting of Commissioner of Police Salisu Bello Fago as the new Commissioner of Police in Niger State. The approval followed an interview session presided over by DIG Taiwo Lakanu (Rtd.), Chairman of the PSC Standing Committee on Police Matters, who represented the Commission’s Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (Rtd.).

In his remarks, the PSC Chairman urged the new police commissioner to remain neutral and develop effective strategies, including intelligence-led and community-based policing, to combat crime and maintain peace and security in the state. 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 (BSc Ed) and is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

He has also attended several professional courses, including the Advanced Intelligence Detective Course, Police Mobile Force (PMF) Commanders Training Course and Tactical Leadership Command Course. With over three decades of operational and administrative experience, Fago has served in various capacities, including Officer-in-Charge of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in Kano and Katsina commands; Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Katsina Command; and ACP, Operations (DOPS), Delta Command.

He also served as Commanding Officer of 6 PMF, Maiduguri, and 52 PMF, Chalawa, Kano; ACP, Operations, Maiduguri; and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), Zamfara Command. Fago takes over from CP Adamu A. Elleman, who retired from service.