Nigeria police redeploys senior officers
The Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, has ordered a major redeployment of senior officers across strategic formations of the Nigeria Police Force as part of efforts to strengthen operations and improve service delivery.
Penpushing reports that the Force Public Relations Officer Anthony Placid made this known in a statement on Tuesday, disclosing that the senior officers redeployed include Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs) to key departments, commands, and zonal headquarters nationwide.
The statement stated that the reorganisation is aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, reinforcing leadership capacity, and ensuring a more effective command structure through strategic personnel deployment.
Penpushing further reports that among the postings, Ado Emmanuel, an AIG was assigned to Research and Planning at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, while AIG Joseph Eribo was deployed to the Department of Armament. AIG Miller Dantawaye was posted to Operations, and AIG Henry Uche to Training and Development.
The other deployments in the rank of AIG include Olanrewaju Ogunlowo to the Police Affairs Branch and Dahiru Mohammed to Zone 15 in Maiduguri. Dankombo Morris was posted to Zone 4 in Makurdi, while Bello Shehu will head Zone 14 in Katsina.
Penpushing also reports that, Ibrahim Maikaba was assigned to Legal Services, and Ahmed Musa to Community Policing, while Moshood Jimoh was posted to Zone 2 in Lagos, and Simeon Akpanudom will serve at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex in Lagos, as well as Haruna Olufemi deployed to the Special Protection Unit.
The statement said for the Commissioners of Police, several state commands saw new appointments. Haruna Yahaya was posted to Jigawa State, Olugbenga Abimbola to Oyo State, Olubode Ojajuni to Ogun State, and Michael Falade to Ekiti State.
Penpushing reports that Yakubu Dankaro was assigned to Adamawa State, while Muhammed Ahmed will head the Federal Capital Territory Command, Olatunji Fatai was posted to Lagos State; Morkwap Dongshal to Taraba; Ahmed Bello to Zamfara; Umar Fagge to Katsina; and Hayatu Hassan to Sokoto.
The redeployment equally affected specialised units and departments as Akan Ezima, a Commissioner of Police was appointed Director of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) in Abuja, while Abbas Sule was posted to the Special Protection Unit, Ajo Ordue was assigned to INTERPOL in Abuja, and Moses Otta to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit.
Penpushing further reports that other postings include Preye Egbe to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sarah Ehindero to FCID Administration, and Edwin Ogbegbghagha as Provost at the Force Headquarters.
The statement added that the Inspector General of Police charged the officers to deploy their experience effectively and uphold professionalism, discipline, and dedication in their new roles, and equally expressed confidence that the reorganisation would bolster internal capacity and improve policing outcomes across the country.
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