Police Redeploy 40 Senior Officers

Malik Yahya/

Forty senior police officers have been redeployed to head various Commands and formations across the country.

According to police spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the 40 senior officers included 14 Assistant Inspectors- General of Police, AIGs and 26 Commissioners of Police among who is CP Olatunji Disu.

CP Disu, who was the Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun and former Commander, Rapid Response Squad, Lagos, will now head the Rivers State Police Command.

Adejobi described the posting and redeployment by the IGP as part of the mandate to have a professionally competent, service-driven, rule-of-law-compliant and people-friendly Police Force, as well as to reflect the new status of senior officers who were just recently elevated to their next ranks.

The AIGs posted and redeployed are AIG Ogundele Joshua Ayodeji, Zone 7 Abuja; AIG Patrick Edung, Zone 11 Osogbo; AIG Badru Lawal, Border Patrol Force headquarters; AIG Bartholomew Onyeka, Zone 8 Lokoja; AIG Suleiman Yusuf, DOPS FHQ; AIG Idowu Owohunwa, who was former Commissioner of Lagos State, is to head the Force Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department, FCIID Annex Alagbon, Lagos; AIG Rhoda Adetutu Olofu, Maritime Lagos; AIG Godwin N. Aghaulor, Zone 13 Ukpo Dunukofia Awka and AIG Effiom Emmanuel Ekot, ONSA Abuja.

Others are: AIG Anene Ndu Innocent, to head the 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 include: CP George Chijioke, now CP Benue State; CP Ahmed Abdullahi Tijani posted to the Jigawa State Police Command; Niger State Police Command has CP Dan Shawulu; Gombe State Police Command – CP Usman Hayatu, Imo State Police Command – CP Danjuma Aboki, CP Joseph Eribo was posted 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; Procurement DLS FHQ has CP Nwanosike Wodi Okocha, and 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 the Commandant Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.

Egbetokun, according to the statement, 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 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.

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