In what seems to be an important crisis within the Police High Command, the Inspector-General of Police, MD Abubakar, this evening announced the redeployment of 23 Commissioners of Police and 13 Deputy Commissioners of Police.
In what seems to be an important crisis within the Police High Command, the Inspector-General of Police, MD Abubakar, this evening announced the redeployment of 23 Commissioners of Police and 13 Deputy Commissioners of Police.
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The redeployment of 13 of the commissioners had earlier been announced by the Police Service Commission (PSC) chairman, Mike Okiro.
According to a statement by police spokesman Frank Mba, “The posting is part of strategic efforts to reposition the Force for improved efficiency and better service delivery.”
He said the IGP enjoined the affected Police Chiefs to step up the fight against all forms of criminality in the country and ensure sustained improvement of public safety in all facets of Nigeria’s national life, and appealed to Nigerians to support the new Police Commissioners and their lieutenants.
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The list of the affected officers as published by Mr. Abubakar is as follows:
S/NO RANK NAME FROM TO
1 CP AMBROSE AISABO PORT AUTHORITY POLICE LAGOS KWARA
2 CP FELIX O. UYANNA COMMANDANT POLICE COLLEGE OJI-RIVER EKITI
3 CP JOHNSON OGUNSAKIN CP SFU LAGOS RIVERS
4 CP BENJAMIN U. ONWUKA DEPUTY COMMANDANT PSC JOS KEBBI
5 CP IBRAHIM MAISHANU FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA OSUN
6 CP ADAMU IBRAHIM DEPUTY FORCE SECRETARY ABIA
7 CP ADERENRELE SHINABA FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA KANO
8 CP MBU JOSEPH MBU RIVERS FCT
9 CP UMARU U. SHEHU NASARAWA KADUNA
10 CP A.J ABAKASANGA, mni CP INFO-TECH ADAMAWA
11 CP KALAFITE H. ADEYEMI FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA TARABA
12 CP IBRAHIM IDRIS FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA NASARAWA
13 CP ABDULMAJID ALI EOD IMO
14 CP SOTONYE H. WANKAMA EKITI COUNTER TERRORISM UNIT
15 CP KAYODE C. ADERANTI DIRECTOR PEACE KEEPING PAP WESTERN PORT LAGOS
16 CP SYLVERSTER UMEH KEBBI COMMANDANT PCO
17 CP DANLADI MSHELBWALA FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA EOD (BOMB DISPOSAL SQUAD)
18 CP GODFREY OKEKE ADAMAWA DEPUTY COMMANDANT PSC JOS
19 CP MOHAMMED K. MOHAMMED 2IC JIGAWA DFS DEPUTY FORCE SECRETARY
20 CP AGBOOLA OSHODI-GLOVER KWARA INTO-TECH
21 CP CHINTUA AMAJOR-ONU FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA HOMICIDE FHQ
22 CP SALISU FAGE ABDULLAHI ‘X’SQUAD FIB
23 DCP ESOSA A.M.AMADASUN DC ADMIN ZONE 6 HEADQUARTERS CALABAR X’ SQUAD(HDP)
It is to be noted that while Nigerians from all walks of life have for many months appealed for the redeployment of the controversial Mbu Joseph Mbu from command of the police in Rivers State, it only finally came to pass today through a statement by the PSC.
It is unclear why there seems to be division at the highest levels of the police.
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