In a move aimed at reorganizing the police hierarchy, the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has issued directives for the reassignment and redeployment of 40 senior police officers.
This reshuffling encompasses 14 Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 26 Commissioners of Police, all of whom will be taking up new positions in various commands and formations across the country.
According to a statement released on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, these postings and redeployments are a critical component of a broader mission to foster a professionally proficient, service-oriented, law-abiding, and community-focused police force.
It also serves to acknowledge the newly elevated ranks of these senior officers, aligning their roles with their increased responsibilities.
The move is followed the approval of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
The AIGs posted and redeployed are;
Zone 7 Abuja – AIG Ogundele Ayodeji
Zone 11 Osogbo – AIG Patrick Edung
Border Patrol FHQ – AIG Badru Lawal
Zone 8 Lokoja – AIG Bartholomew Onyeka
DOPS FHQ – AIG Suleiman Yusuf
FCID Annex Alagbon Lagos – AIG Idowu Owohunwa
Maritime Lagos – AIG Rhoda Olofu
Zone 13 Ukpo Dunukofia Awka – AIG Godwin Aghaulor
ONSA Abuja – AIG Effiom Ekot
CTU FHQ Abuja – AIG Anene Innocent
Zone 16 Yenagoa – AIG Odama Ojeka
Zone 4 Makurdi – AIG Ebong Eyibio,
Zone 17 Akure – AIG Adebowale Williams
Investment FHQ Abuja- AIG Sahabo Yahaya
Similarly, the 26 newly posted/redeployed Commissioners of Police include;
Benue State-CP George Chuku
Jigawa State-CP Ahmed Tijani
Niger State-CP Dan Mamman Shawulu
Gombe State-CP Usman Hayatu
Imo State-CP Danjuma Aboki
Rivers State-CP Disu Olatunji Rilwan
Taraba State-CP Joseph Eribo
Osun State-CP Isyaku Mohammed
Safer Highways FHQ-CP Mohammed Barde
PPP DLS FHQ-CP Polycarp Emeka
Anti-Human Trafficking -CP Shehu Abubakar
Border Patrol FHQ-CP Lawal Ayodeji
Maritime Lagos-CP Emmanuel Agene
Admin Airwing-CP Jude Azuka
Commandant Police College Kaduna- CP Dan Idi
Force Provost Marshal-CP Ibitoye Olajide
INEC-CP Adamu Isa
Procurement DLS FHQ-CP Nwanosike Okocha
PSO to IGP-CP Johnson Adenola
PAP Western Port Lagos-CP Olanrewaju Shola
Int’l Investigation INTERPOL -CP Shelleng Yusuf
SEB FCID Abuja-CP Emmanuel Aina
Info-Tech ICT FHQ Abuja-CP Miller Dantawaiye
Director NPF-NCCC-CP Henry Uche
DOPS FHQ Abuja-CP Vungmoh Kwaimo
Commandant Police College Ikeja – CP Fasuba Olabode.
While noting that the posting was with immediate effect, Adejobi added that the IG has charged the newly posted/redeployed officers to work in tandem with the force’s policy and support the agenda of government for economic recovery and growth as well as sociopolitical development of the country.