The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the posting of 13 Commissioners of Police to take charge of 13 state commands, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, announced this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
The FPRO explained that the posting of the senior police officers was aimed at repositioning the Force for greater efficiency, stabilising the internal security order, and scaling up the fight against crimes and criminality in Nigeria.
The statement showed that CP Monday Kuryas was posted to Niger State Command; Kwara State Command, CP Emienbo Assayamo; Nasarawa State Command, CP Soyemi Adesina; Benue State Command, CP Akingbola Olatunji; FCT Police Command, CP Babaji Sunday; and Taraba State Command, CP Abimbola Shokoya.
Also, CP Arungwa Udo was moved to Kogi State Command, Kaduna State Command, CP Abdullahi Mudashiru; Jigawa State Command, CP Aliyu Tafida; Enugu State Command, CP Abubakar Lawal; Cross River State Command, CP Alhassan Aminu; Bayelsa State Command, CP Eworo Echeng; and Kebbi State Command, CP Musa Baba.
A former Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, CP Ndatsu Aliyu Mohammed, has been moved to the Force Headquarters as the CP Anti-Fraud Unit FCID, while CP Sikiru Akande has been redeployed to the Department of ICT as the CP ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja from Cross River State.
CP Bankole Sikiru was posted to INTERPOL, FCID Lagos, just as CP Augustine Arop is now the Deputy Commandant, Police Staff College in Jos.
Mba said, the IGP charged the officers to justify the confidence reposed in them, while assuring Nigerians of sustained efforts by the police in stabilising security in the country.
He said the posting and redeployment of the senior police officers are with immediate effect.”