On August 31, CP Fatai Owoseni handed over to Edgal who was his deputy in charge of operations. This followed a statement by the police confirming Owoseni’s redeployment.
Owoseni resumed as the CP in charge of Administration at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, says on that day: “The Inspector General of Police Ibrahim. K Idris has ordered the posting of Ag/COMPOL IMOHIMI D. EDGAL to Lagos state police command as the new Commissioner of Police.
“Ag/CP Edgal Imohimi has taken over and resumed in official capacity as the commissioner of police Lagos state police command with immediate effect.”
Officers in Lagos see Edgal’s demotion as a fallout of the standoff between the IGP and the PSC Chairman, who had once complained on Channels TV that Idris was not ready to work with the commission.
In his short stay, Edgal had taken big strides in Lagos including the procurement of additional patrol vehicles, and the notorious Badoo cultists that had killed many residents in Ikorodu appear to have been subdued.