Nigeria's acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun has ordered the posting and redeployment of seven Deputy Inspectors General of police to various departments following the promotion of the senior officers to the rank of DIGs by the Police Service Commission.
Egbetokun gave the order in a statement issued on Tuesday, which was signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi.
According to the statement, former FPRO, DIG Frank Emeka Mba has been redeployed to head the Department of Training and Development, while DIG Bala Ciroma has been redeployed to head the Department of Finance and Administration, and DIG Habu A. Sani to head the Force Intelligence Bureau.
The statement said that DIG Usman D. Nagogo has been posted to head the Department of Logistics and Supply, DIG Daniel Sokari-Pedro to the Department of Information and Communication Technology, DIG Ibrahim Sani Ka’oje to Department of Research and Planning, and DIG Ede Ayuba Ekpeji to head the Department of Operations.
Similarly, the IGP approved the posting of AIG Oladimeji Yomi Olanrewaju as the Force Secretary, AIG Yekini Adio Ayoku is to head the Police Mobile Force, AIG Idris Dabban Dauda is posted to Zone 16 Yenagoa, AIG Oyediran Adesoye Oyeyemi is to head the Police Cooperative, and AIG Benjamin Okolo Nebeolisa was posted as AIG Department of ICT.
Adejobi, however, noted that the IGP charged the newly posted and redeployed senior officers to entrench professionalism in their respective Departments, Commands, and Formations while prioritising human security and people-centric policing services.