The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commissioners of Police of Rivers State Command, Delta State Command and the Federal Capital territory.
A statement by the Force Public relations officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi on Thursday said this is in an effort to strategically emplace a Police Force well efficient for effective policing,
The order covers the redeployment of the CP Rivers State Command, CP Olatunji Disu as the new CP FCT; CP Delta State Command, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi as the new CP Rivers State Command and CP FCT, CP Peter Opara as the new CP Delta State.
Recall that in Rivers state, the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, accused the police of being partisan, saying it was taking sides in the crisis rocking the state.
The governor said police officers, who abandoned their core professional responsibilities to pursue vested political interests, were creating enmity that would eventually hurt them.
In addition, following the approval of the Police Service Commission, the Inspector-General of Police has also deployed four (4) CPs as Commissioners of Police for Abia, Lagos, Ebonyi, and Akwa-Ibom State Commands.
The deployment includes the posting of CP Danladi Nda to Abia State Command; CP Olanrewaju Ishola Olawale to Lagos State Command; CP Anthonia Adaku Uche-Anya, to Ebonyi State Command and CP Festus Eribo to Akwa-Ibom State Command.
The posting of these strategic managers reflects the mission of the Inspector-General of Police to strategically reposition the Police Force and ensure maximum utilization of human resources available to the Force.
The IGP has, however, urged the new CPs of State Commands to ensure diligence in the discharge of their lawful duties and adopt innovations that could mitigate security challenges in their respective areas of responsibility.
He further encouraged them to key into the police reform plans, which will help the progress of the Nigeria Police Force and the growth of the country in general.
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