The deployment of 40 senior police officers, including 14 Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 26 Commissioners of Police, to various commands and formations in the country has been ordered by the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that the postings and redeployments were aimed at having a professionally competent and people-friendly police force, in accordance with the new status of recently elevated senior officers.
The move followed the approval of the Police Service Commission. 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
The IG charged the newly posted/redeployed officers to align with the force’s policy and support the government’s agenda for economic recovery and growth, as well as the sociopolitical development of the country.
Egbetokun emphasized the importance of professionalism and diligent policing services and urged the officers to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to bring policing closer to the people.
