IGP Orders Redeployment Of 23 Commissioners, 13 Deputy Commissioners

In what seems to be an important crisis within the Police High Command, the Inspector-General of Police, MD Abubakar, this evening announced the redeployment of 23 Commissioners of Police and 13 Deputy Commissioners of Police.

The redeployment of 13 of the commissioners had earlier been announced by the Police Service Commission (PSC) chairman, Mike Okiro.

According to a statement by police spokesman Frank Mba, “The posting is part of strategic efforts to reposition the Force for improved efficiency and better service delivery.

He said the IGP enjoined the affected Police Chiefs to step up the fight against all forms of criminality in the country and ensure sustained improvement of public safety in all facets of Nigeria’s national life, and appealed to Nigerians to support the new Police Commissioners and their lieutenants.
The list of the affected officers as published by Mr. Abubakar is as follows:
S/NO   RANK   NAME    FROM   TO
1      CP     AMBROSE AISABO    PORT AUTHORITY POLICE LAGOS        KWARA
2      CP     FELIX O. UYANNA      COMMANDANT POLICE COLLEGE OJI-RIVER      EKITI
3      CP    JOHNSON OGUNSAKIN     CP  SFU LAGOS                    RIVERS
4      CP    BENJAMIN U. ONWUKA     DEPUTY COMMANDANT PSC JOS      KEBBI
5      CP    IBRAHIM MAISHANU   FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA      OSUN
6      CP     ADAMU IBRAHIM     DEPUTY FORCE SECRETARY               ABIA
7      CP   ADERENRELE SHINABA      FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA     KANO
8      CP    MBU JOSEPH MBU         RIVERS      FCT
9      CP    UMARU U. SHEHU       NASARAWA       KADUNA
10     CP   A.J ABAKASANGA, mni        CP INFO-TECH          ADAMAWA
11     CP   KALAFITE H. ADEYEMI      FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA    TARABA
12     CP     IBRAHIM IDRIS      FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA        NASARAWA
13     CP     ABDULMAJID ALI         EOD     IMO
14     CP    SOTONYE H. WANKAMA     EKITI     COUNTER TERRORISM UNIT
15     CP  KAYODE  C. ADERANTI  DIRECTOR PEACE KEEPING  PAP WESTERN PORT LAGOS
16     CP     SYLVERSTER UMEH      KEBBI       COMMANDANT PCO
 
17     CP   DANLADI MSHELBWALA  FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA   EOD (BOMB DISPOSAL SQUAD)
18     CP    GODFREY OKEKE     ADAMAWA       DEPUTY COMMANDANT PSC JOS
19     CP   MOHAMMED K. MOHAMMED    2IC JIGAWA    DFS DEPUTY FORCE SECRETARY
20     CP  AGBOOLA OSHODI-GLOVER     KWARA     INTO-TECH
21     CP   CHINTUA AMAJOR-ONU    FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA  HOMICIDE  FHQ
22     CP  SALISU FAGE ABDULLAHI     ‘X’SQUAD            FIB
23     DCP   ESOSA A.M.AMADASUN   DC ADMIN ZONE 6 HEADQUARTERS CALABAR     X’ SQUAD(HDP)
It is to be noted that while Nigerians from all walks of life have for many months appealed for the redeployment of the controversial Mbu Joseph Mbu from command of the police in Rivers State, it only finally came to pass today through a statement by the PSC.
It is unclear why there seems to be division at the highest levels of the police.