The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba has announced new deployment of Police commissioners of Police to 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
A statement by the spokesperson of Force Headquarters, CP Frank Mba made available to newsmen on Friday, said “the posting of the senior officers is part of efforts at repositioning the Force for greater efficiency, stabilizing the internal security order and scaling up the fight against crimes and criminality in the country”.
Those deployed and states are: Niger State Command, CP Monday Bala Kuryas; Kwara State Command, CP Emienbo Assayamo; Nasarawa State Command, CP Soyemi Musbau Adesina; Taraba State Command, CP Abimbola Shokoya; Benue State Command, CP Akingbola Olatunji; FCT Police Command, CP Babaji Sunday; Kogi State Command and CP Arungwa Nwazue Udo; Kaduna State Command,
Others are CP Abdullahi Mudashiru; Jigawa State Command, CP Aliyu Sale Tafida; Enugu State Command, CP Abubakar Lawal; Cross River State Command, CP Alhassan Aminu; Bayelsa State Command, CP Echeng Eworo Echeng and CP Musa Baba, Kebbi State Command.
Others are also CP Ndatsu Aliyu Mohammed, a former Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, who is now the CP Anti-Fraud Unit FCID, Abuja; CP Sikiru Akande, a former CP in Cross River State who is now redeployed to the Department of ICT as the CP ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Similarly, CP Bankole Lanre Sikiru is deployed as the CP INTERPOL, FCID Lagos; and CP Augustine Arop is now posted as the Deputy Commandant, Police Staff College Jos.
The IGP charged the new commissioners to justify the confidence reposed in them and enjoined citizens in the affected states to cooperate with their new commissioners of police for efficient service delivery.
The posting and the redeployment of the Senior Police officers is with immediate effect.
