There is a shake-up in the Nigeria Police Force, as 40 senior police officers have been redeployed to head various Commands and formations across the country.
The group of 40 senior officers included 14 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and 26 Commissioners of Police, among whom is CP Olatunji Disu.
CP Disu, formerly the Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, and former Commander of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos, has been appointed to lead the Rivers State Police Command.
In a statement signed by its Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Police High Command described these postings and redeployments by the IGP as part of the mandate to establish a professionally competent, service-driven, rule-of-law-compliant, and people-friendly Police Force, reflecting the elevated status of senior officers who were recently promoted to their next ranks.
The Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) who have been posted and redeployed include AIG Ogundele Joshua Ayodeji to Zone 7 Abuja; AIG Patrick Edung to Zone 11 Osogbo; AIG Badru Lawal to Border Patrol Force headquarters; AIG Bartholomew Onyeka to Zone 8 Lokoja; AIG Suleiman Yusuf to DOPS FHQ; AIG Idowu Owohunwa, former Commissioner of Lagos State, is now heading the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID Annex Alagbon, Lagos; AIG Rhoda Adetutu Olofu to Maritime Lagos; AIG Godwin N. Aghaulor to Zone 13 Ukpo Dunukofia Awka, and AIG Effiom Emmanuel Ekot to ONSA Abuja.
Other appointments include AIG Anene Ndu Innocent as head of CTU FHQ Abuja; AIG Odama Paul Ojeka as AIG Zone 16 Yenagoa; AIG Ebong E. Eyibio as AIG Zone 4 Makurdi; AIG Adebowale Williams as AIG Zone 17 Akure, and AIG Sahabo A. Yahaya as AIG Investment FHQ Abuja.
Similarly, the 26 newly posted/redeployed Commissioners of Police are: CP George Chijioke, now CP Benue State; CP Ahmed Abdullahi Tijani to the Jigawa State Police Command; CP Dan Shawulu to Niger State Police Command; CP Usman Hayatu as the new boss for Gombe State Police Command; CP Danjuma Aboki to Imo State Police Command; CP Joseph Eribo to Taraba State; CP Isyaku Mohammed to the Osun State Police Command; CP Mohammed Barde to the Safer Highways FHQ; CP Polycarp Emeka to PPP DLS FHQ; CP Shehu Kabir Abubakar to Anti-Human Trafficking; CP Lawal Ayodeji to the Border Patrol FHQ; CP Emmanuel Agene to Maritime Lagos; CP Jude Azuka as Admin Airwing, and CP Dan Sabo Idi as Commandant Police College Kaduna.
In addition, the Force Provost Marshal now has CP Ibitoye Olajide as its boss, INEC has CP Adamu Isa as its; Procurement DLS FHQ has CP Nwanosike Wodi Okocha; CP Johnson Adenola is now the Principal Staff Officer to the IGP, CP Olanrewaju Shola was posted to PAP Western Port Lagos; CP Shelleng Yusuf, CP International Investigation INTERPOL; CP Emmanuel Aina as SEB FCID Abuja; CP Miller Dantawaiye, as CP Info-Tech ICT FHQ Abuja; CP Henry Ifeanyi Uche as Director NPF-NCCC; CP Vungmoh S.M. Kwaimo, as DOPS FHQ Abuja and CP Fasuba A. Olabode as Commandant Police College Ikeja.
IGP Egbetokun, according to the statement, ” has charged the newly posted/redeployed officers to work in tandem with the Force policy and support the agenda of government for economic recovery and growth as well as socio-political development of the country.
”He also stressed the importance of entrenching professionalism and diligent policing services to all officers and men under their commands, while calling on them to partner with all relevant stakeholders to bring policing closer to the people.”
“The posting is with immediate effect”.