The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the posting of Commissioners of Police to 13 State Commands including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Force spokesman CP Frank Mba stated this in a statement on Friday.
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The affected State Commands and Commissioner of Police posted are: CP Monday Bala Kuryas (Niger); CP Emienbo T. Assayamo (Kwara); CP Soyemi Musbau Adesina (Nasarawa); CP Abimbola Shokoya (Taraba); CP Akingbola Olatunji (Benue); CP Babaji Sunday (FCT); CP Arungwa Nwazue Udo (Kogi); CP Abdullahi Mudashiru (Kaduna); CP Aliyu Sale Tafida (Jigawa); CP Abubakar Lawal (Enugu); CP Alhassan Aminu (Cross River); CP Echeng Eworo Echeng (Bayelsa) and CP Musa Baba (Kebbi).
Other Senior officers deployed are 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 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.
The IGP, while charging the officers to justify the confidence reposed in them, has assured citizens of sustained efforts by the Force in stabilizing security in the country. He 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.
