Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has
ordered the deployment of new commissioners of police to Lagos, Ogun, Adamawa,
Taraba, and Enugu states.
Muyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, announced the
posting in a statement on Tuesday.
Based on the IGP’s directive, Idowu Owohunwa will replace
Abiodun Alabi in Lagos as commissioner of police, while Frank Mba is expected
to take over from Lanre Bankole in Ogun.
Suleiman Yusuf, Adebola Hamzat, and Faleye Olaleye were
posted as police commissioners in Taraba, Adamawa, and Ebonyi states,
respectively.
The force spokesperson said the provisional posting of the
new commissioners of police is subject to the approval of the Police Service
Commission (PSC).
“In line with the IGP’s mandate and strategies to strengthen
the operational structures of state commands, the police boss has equally
ordered the provisional posting of the following commissioners of police to
commands indicated below pending the approval of the police service commission;
i. CP Adamawa State – CP Adebola A. Hamzat, fdc; ii. CP Ogun State – CP Emeka
Frank Mba, mni; iii. CP Taraba State – CP Suleiman A. Yusuf, mni; iv. CP Lagos
State – CP Idowu Owohunwa, and v. CP Ebonyi State – CP Faleye E.S. Olaleye,”
the statement reads.
In January, TheCable reported that the IGP had recommended
the redeployment of Mba and Owohunwa as police commissioners.
The recommendation was contained in a letter dated January
24, 2023, and signed by Hafiz Inuwa, assistant inspector-general of police to
the PSC.
In a related development, the IGP has also ordered the
posting of some senior police officers to various departments and formations.
“DIG Danmallam Mohammed, fdc, has been redeployed to the department
of finance and administration,” Adejobi said.
“The following assistant inspectors-general of police have
been posted to take up the duties and responsibilities of the deputy
inspectors-general of police in charge of the following departments of the
force as indicated against their names; to DIG Department of Training and
Development – AIG Hafiz M. Inuwa, mni; to DIG Department of Research and
Planning – AIG Aji A. Janga, mni; to DIG Department of Operations – AIG Adeleke
A. Bode, mni.
“AIG Habu Sani Ahmadu
has been posted as Force Secretary while AIG Shuaya’u Lafia Abdulyari assumes
office as the AIG in charge of the force intelligence bureau, force
headquarters, Abuja.
“Similarly, the following senior police officers have been
posted to also take up the duties and responsibilities of the assistant
inspectors-general of police in charge of zonal police commands as indicated
against their names – i. AIG Police Mobile Force – CP Matthew Akinyosola, mni;
ii. AIG Zone 6 Calabar – CP Jonathan Towuru, mni; iii. AIG Zone 2 Lagos – CP
Sylvester A. Alabi, fdc; iv. AIG Zone 11 Osogbo – CP Akande Sikiru Kayode and
v. AIG Zone 17 Akure – CP Abimbola Adebola Shokoya.”
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