The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the posting/redeployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs), Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Departments, Commands, and formations in line with his manpower development policy of placing round pegs in round holes.
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But according to sources at the Force headquarters, the recent development is to further ensure free, fair and credible general elections.
According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi: “DIG Danmallam Mohammed, has been redeployed to the Department of Finance and Administration while the following Assistant Inspectors-General of Police has 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 – AIG Police Mobile Force – CP Matthew Akinyosola, mni, AIG Zone 6 Calabar – CP Jonathan Towuru, mni, AIG Zone 2 Lagos – CP Sylvester A. Alabi, fdc, AIG Zone 11 Osogbo – CP Akande Sikiru Kayode, AIG Zone 17 Akure – CP Abimbola Adebola Shokoya”.
In line with the IGP’s mandate and strategies to strengthen the operational structures of state commands, the Police Boss, Adejobi said, has also ordered the: “provisional posting of the following Commissioners of Police to Commands indicated below pending the approval of the Police Service Commission; CP Adamawa State – CP Adebola A. Hamzat, fdc, CP Ogun State – CP Emeka Frank Mba, mni, CP Taraba State – CP Suleiman A. Yusuf, mni, CP Lagos State – CP Idowu Owohunwa and CP Ebonyi State – CP Faleye E.S. Olaleye”.
The IGP charged the newly posted officers to hit the ground running to ensure the mission, vision, and policy statements of his administration are effectively complied with in the areas of crime-fighting, public cooperation, and safety.
IGP, the Force spokesman said has also called for support and cooperation from members of the public to enable the newly posted senior officers to perform optimally on their mandate.
He said the posting is with immediate effect.
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