The IGP urged the new CPs to ensure diligence in the discharge of their lawful duties and adopt innovations that could mitigate security challenges in their respective areas of responsibility.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – In what has been described as a move to ”strategically emplace a Police Force well efficient for effective policing,” the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commissioners of Police (CP) in Rivers, Delta and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and four other states.
With this redeployment, the erstwhile CP of Rivers Command, CP Olatunji Disu takes over as the new CP of FCT; CP Delta Command, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi takes over as the new CP of Rivers Command, while the CP of FCT, CP Peter Opara is the new CP of Delta State.
In a statement released on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force stated, “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, fdc 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 utilisation 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”.