NEWS– The newly promoted police officers have successfully been pipped in a lavish ceremony.
The Thursday 5th December 2024 lavish ceremony of the newly promoted Assistant Inspector Generals of Police (AIGPs) held at Police headquarters in Naguru was presided over by the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba.
The officers were recently promoted and appointed by H.E. the President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The pipped officers are AIGP Apora James, AIGP Stephen Tanui, AIGP Joseph Obwona, AIGP Lawrence Niwabiine and AIGP Musana Godfrey
President Museveni earlier promoted all the above police officers from the rank of Senior Commissioner of Police SCP to Assistant Inspector General of Police AIGP.
They were then appointed in their new roles as follows;
AIGP James Apora as Director Logistics and Engineering, AIGP Lawrence Niwabiine as Director Traffic and Road safety, AIGP Stephen Tanui as the Director fire and rescue services.
AIGP Joseph Obwona was appointed the new Director Interpol and international relations while AIGP Geoffrey John Musana as the Deputy Director Logistics and Engineering.