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Major Shake-up in Police as IGP Orders Posting, Redeployment of 24 AIGs
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Alkaili Usman Baba, Tuesday, ordered the posting and redeployment of 24 Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) to Zonal Commands and formations across the country.
Former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, who was promoted AIG only last Monday, has been moved to Zone-7 Abuja.
AIG Usman Belel, AIG John Amadi and AIG Adeleke Adeyinka were posted to FCID Annex Lagos, Maritime and Zone 9 Umuahia respectively.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, also a Commissioner of Police, revealed the postings to Commands and Formations as including:
i. AIG SPU FHQ ABUJA – AIG ZAKI M. AHMED
ii. AIG ZONE 4 MAKURDI – AIG MUSTAPHA DANDAURA
iii. AIG CTU FHQ ABUJA – AIG DANSUKI D. GALADANCHI, mni
iv. AIG ZONE 17 AKURE – AIG OKON ETIM ENE, mni
v. AIG BORDER PATROL FHQ ABUJA – AIG USMAN D. NAGOGO
vi. AIG ZONE 7 ABUJA – AIG BALA CIROMA
vii. AIG ZONE 9 UMUAHIA – AIG ADELEKE ADEYINKA BODE
viii. AIG ZONE 13 UKPO-DUNUKOFIA AWKA – AIG MURI UMAR MUSA
ix. COMMANDANT POLAC WUDIL-KANO – AIG LAWAL JIMETA TANKO
x. AIG FCID ANNEX LAGOS – AIG USMAN ALHASSAN BELEL
xi. AIG DOPS FHQ ABUJA – AIG ADEBOLA EMMANUEL LONGE
xii. AIG INVESTMENT FHQ ABUJA – AIG MUSA ADZE, fdc
xiii. AIG DICT FHQ ABUJA – AIG PHILIP SULE MAKU, fdc
xiv. AIG ZONE 6 CALABAR – AIG USMAN SULE GOMNA
xv. AIG COOPERATIVE – AIG ADAMU USMAN
xvi. AIG ZONE 3 YOLA – AIG DANIEL SOKARI-PEDRO, mni
xvii. AIG DTD FHQ ABUJA – AIG AHMED MOHAMMED AZARE
xviii. AIG FCID ANNEX KADUNA – AIG MAIGANA ALHAJI SANI
xix. AIG ZONE 12 BAUCHI – AIG AUDU ADAMU MADAKI
xx. AIG MARITIME LAGOS – AIG JOHN OGBONNAYA AMADI, mni
xxi. AIG ZONE 8 LOKOJA – AIG EDE AYUBA EKPEJI
xxii. AIG ARMAMENT FHQ ABUJA – AIG MOHAMMED L. BAGEGA
xxiii. AIG ZONE 15 MAIDUGURI – AIG BELLO MAKWASHI
xxiv. AIG WORKS FHQ ABUJA – AIG BALARABE ABUBAKAR
The IGP, according to Mba, also assured that the posting and redeployment of the senior police Ooficers will further help in driving the new policing vision, which amongst other things, is targeted at improving policing services and effectively responding to security threats in the country.
The postings and the redeployment take immediate effect.