Police Float New Structures with DIG Oyebade, AIG Lamorde others

Malik Yahya/

Police authorities have named arrowheads for the Department of Research and Planning, the Directorate of Intelligence, the five newly created Zonal Commands and the four annexes of the Force Criminal Investigations Department.

According to a statement from the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, the newly promoted DIG Adeleye Olusola Oyebade will now head the Department of Research and Planning and AIG Ibrahim Lamorde will head the Directorate of Intelligence.

Mba stated: “Following the recent presidential approval for the re-organization of the Nigeria Police Force which included the creation of an additional Department – the Directorate of Intelligence, expansion of the Police zonal structure from 12 to 17 and the creation of two (2) additional FCID annexes, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has today, 3^rd July, 2020, ordered the posting/redeployment of AIG Adeleye Olusola Oyebade, mni and AIG Ibrahim A. Lamorde, mni to the Department of Research and Planning and Directorate of Intelligence, FHQ, Abuja respectively.

“Prior to this posting, AIG Adeleye Olusola Oyebade, mni was a Directing Staff at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos while AIG Lamorde, a former Chairman of the EFCC was the AIG in-charge of Force Intelligence.   

“The IGP has equally ordered the positing of the following Senior Police Officers to the five (5) new Police Zonal Commands as follows:

i.          AIG Zone 13 Ukpo-Dunukofia (Awka) – AIG Dan-Mallam Mohammed, fdc

ii.        AIG Zone 14 Katsina – AIG Rabiu Yusuf

iii.     AIG Zone 15 Maiduguri – AIG Lawal Ado

iv.      AIG Zone 16 Yenagoa – AIG Austine I. Agbonlahor, fdc

v.         AIG Zone 17 Akure – AIG David Oyebanji Folawiyo, mni

 “In the same vein, CP Asuquo A.A Amba, former Commissioner of Police, Ekiti Command takes charge as AIG of the new FCID Annex Gombe; CP Olafimihan A. Adeoye, former CP Federal-SARS takes charge as the AIG FCID Annex, Enugu, while CP Uche J. Anozie, fsi, former CP Cross River takes charge as AIG FCID Annex, Lagos.

​“The IGP charges the affected Senior Officers to bring their wealth of experience to bear in their new places of assignment. They are to ensure that policing is brought closer to the people and work with relevant stakeholders to tackle crime and improve on policing services across the country. 

 “The postings/redeployment are with immediate effect.”

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