The Inspector General of Police, IGP Dr Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun Kayode Egbetokun on Thursday approved the immediate redeployment of 40 senior Police officers to various commands and formations Nationwide
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi’
According to the statement, the exercise, which affected 26 Commissioners of Police and 14 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police AIGs, was in line with the IGP’s mandate to establish a police force that “Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, has authorised the immediate redeployment of 40 senior police officers to various commands and formations across the nation.
Those to be redeployed include twenty-six police commissioners and 14 assistant inspectors-general of police.
According to a statement from the force, the redeployment is in keeping with the IGP’s mandate to establish a police force that is people-friendly, rule-of-law compliant, professionally competent, and driven.
Among the 14 AIGs are Ogundele Joshua Ayodeji, who has been redeployed to Zone 7 Abuja; Patrick Ogon Edung, to Zone 11 Osogbo; and Badru Banji Lawal, to Border Patrol FHQ.
Some of the redeployed commissioners of police are Disu Olatunji Rilwan, Principal Staff Officer; Pso to the iGP moved to Rivers State; George Chijioke Chuku to Benue State; and CP Ahmed Abdullahi Tijani to Jigawa State.
The IGP had directed the recently posted or redeployed officers to cooperate with the force’s policy and back the government’s goals for the nation’s socio-political development and economic recovery.
It stated that the IGP urged them to collaborate with all pertinent stakeholders to bring policing closer to the people while emphasising the significance of ingraining professionalism and diligent policing services to all officers and men in their commands.
The AIGs posted and redeployed are hereunder.
i. Zone 7 Abuja – AIG Ogundele Joshua Ayodeji
ii. Zone 11 Osogbo – AIG Patrick Ogon Edung
iii. Border Patrol FHQ – AIG Badru Banji Lawal, mni
iv. Zone 8 Lokoja – AIG Bartholomew N. Onyeka
v. DOPS FHQ – AIG Suleiman A. Yusuf, mni
vi. FCID Annex Alagbon Lagos – AIG Idowu Owohunwa
vii. Maritime Lagos – AIG Rhoda Adetutu Olofu
viii. Zone 13 Ukpo Dunukofia Awka – AIG Godwin N. Aghaulor
ix. ONSA Abuja – AIG Effiom Emmanuel Ekot
x. CTU FHQ Abuja – AIG Anene Ndu Innocent
xi. Zone 16 Yenagoa – AIG Odama Paul Ojeka
xii. Zone 4 Makurdi – AIG Ebong E. Eyibio, mni
xiii. Zone 17 Akure – AIG Adebowale Williams
xiv. Investment FHQ Abuja – AIG Sahabo A. Yahaya, mni
Similarly, the 26 newly posted/redeployed Commissioners of Police include;
i. Benue State – CP George Chijioke Chuku
ii. Jigawa State – CP Ahmed Abdullahi Tijani
iii. Niger State – CP Dan Mamman E. Shawulu, fsi
iv. Gombe State – CP Usman Hayatu
v. Imo State – CP Danjuma Aboki
vi. Rivers State – CP Disu Olatunji Rilwan
vii. Taraba State – CP Joseph Eribo
viii. Osun State – CP Isyaku Mohammed
ix. Safer Highways FHQ – CP Mohammed Barde
x. PPP DLS FHQ – CP Polycarp Nwonyi Emeka
xi. Anti-Human Trafficking – CP Shehu Kabir Abubakar
xii. Border Patrol FHQ – CP Lawal Babatunde Ayodeji
xiii. Maritime Lagos – CP Emmanuel Agene
xiv. Admin Airwing – CP Jude M. Azuka
xv. Commandant Police College Kaduna – CP Dan Sabo Idi
xvi. Force Provost Marshal – CP Ibitoye Rufus Olajide
xvii. INEC – CP Adamu Ngojin Isa
xviii. Procurement DLS FHQ – CP Nwanosike Wodi Okocha
xix. PSO to IGP – CP Johnson Oluwole Adenola
xx. PAP Western Port Lagos – CP Olanrewaju Olawale Shola
xxi. Int’l Investigation INTERPOL – CP Shelleng Umaru Yusuf
xxii. SEB FCID Abuja – CP Emmanuel Aina
xxiii. Info-Tech ICT FHQ Abuja – CP Miller Gajere Dantawaiye
xxiv. Director NPF-NCCC – CP Henry Ifeanyi Uche
xxv. DOPS FHQ Abuja – CP Vungmoh S.M. Kwaimo
xxvi. Commandant Police College Ikeja – CP Fasuba A. Olabode
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM TheWitness
Jet crash: I’m in good spirits — Minister of Power, Adelabu
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, on Saturday allayed fears about his safety following Friday’s incident near…
Senator Natasha pays condolence visit to family of late Ohinoyi
While addressing sympathisers at the Palace of the late Ohinoyi, in Okene, Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan noted the former was…
Appeal Court sacks Senate Minority Whip, Nwokocha
Nwokocha, Tribune Online learned, represents Abia Central in the red chamber of the National Assembly on the platform of…
Why I was not part of Big Brother All Stars —Tobi Bakre
Former Big Brother Naija star, Tobi Bakre has said he didn’t regret not being part of the Big Brother Naija All Stars edition, noting that his…
What critics of Rufai Oseni don’t know about journalism
A viral, contentious dialogic confrontation between Arise TV’s Rufai Oseni and one Jesutega Onokpasa, identified as a lawyer and “APC chieftain,” on…
FULL LIST: Osimhen, Gift Orban bag nominations at 2023 CAF Awards
Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen, has been nominated for the 2023 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Men Player of…
