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FCT, 12 States Get New Commissioners of Police
...IGP Charges New CPs to Scale up Fight Against Crime in the Country
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, has appointed new Commissioners of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and 12 states.
Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, also a Commissioner of Police, revealed this in a press statement on Friday.
The new Commissioners of Police and their states are: Niger State Command, CP Monday Bala Kuryas; Kwara State Command, CP Emienbo Tuesday Assayamo; Nasarawa State Command, CP Soyemi Musbau Adesina; Taraba State Command, CP Abimbola Shokoya; Benue State Command, CP Akingbola Olatunji; FCT Police Command, CP Babaji Sunday; Kogi State Command, CP Arungwa Nwazue Udo; Kaduna State Command, CP Abdullahi Mudashiru; Jigawa State Command, CP Aliyu Sale Tafida; Enugu State Command, CP Abubakar Lawal; Cross River State Command, CP Alhassan Aminu; Bayelsa State Command, CP Echeng Eworo Echeng and Kebbi State Command, CP Musa Baba.
Other senior officers deployed are CP Ndatsu Aliyu Mohammed, a former Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, who is now the CP Anti-Fraud Unit, FCID, Abuja; CP Sikiru Akande, a former CP in Cross River State who is now redeployed to the Department of ICT as the CP ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja. Similarly, CP Bankole Lanre Sikiru is deployed as the CP INTERPOL, FCID Lagos; and CP Augustine Arop is now posted as the Deputy Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos.
The IGP, Mba further disclosed, said the new postings were part of the efforts aim at “repositioning the Force for greater efficiency, stabilizing the internal security order and scaling up the fight against crimes and criminality in the country.”
While charging the officers to justify the confidence reposed in them, the IGP assured Nigerians of sustained efforts by the Force in stabilizing security in the country. He enjoined citizens in the affected states to cooperate with their new Commissioners of Police for efficient service delivery.
The posting and the redeployment of the Senior Police Officers is with immediate effect.
