Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Abubakar on Thursday officially decorated nine senior police officers recently elevated from the ranks of Deputy Commissioners of Police to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police.
Abubakar charged them to support the move by the Police to reform the force. Addressing the beneficiaries at the Force Headquarters during the brief decoration ceremony, the IGP charged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by the present Police management and contribute their quota to the present Police administration’s drive to reform the Force.
He called on them to strive to reclaim the glory with which the Force was identified, especially the need to reconnect with the people they serve. He reminded the officers of the high expectations their subordinates and the public have of them, and urged them to lead by example, especially in the face of current national security challenges.
Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Mr. Frank Mba quoted Abubakar as emphasising that the office of Commissioner of Police attracts enormous responsibilities that must be discharged with utmost diligence and competence.
Reiterating the need for the officers to carry along their subordinate officers in the performance of legitimate duties in the interest of the Force, the IGP commend the spouses and family members of the newly promoted officers for their support and understanding, even in the face of the most unfavourable circumstances. He enjoined them to remain supportive to the officers, as their quota of national service to our country.
On the need to reconnect with the people, the IGP stated that the Police cannot work in isolation, especially in view of existing global security challenges. He enjoined them to cultivate and win the friendship and confidence of the people they serve, as this will go a long way in bettering the relationship between the Police and the public, in the fight against crime and criminality.
Speaking on behalf of the nine newly decorated Commissioners of Police, CP Kudu Abdullahi Nma thanked the IGP and the Force Management Team for finding them worthy of the exalted office of Commissioners of Police, pledging the unflinching loyalty of the officers and assuring that they will discharge the responsibilities of their new offices with utmost diligence.
The newly decorated Commissioners of Police are:
a) CP KUDU ABDULLAHI NMA, formerly DC 2i/c Sokoto; CP UMAR U. SHEHU, formerly DC Operations FCT, Abuja; CP USMAN ISAH BABA, formerly DC Operations Zone 7 Abuja; CP SAIDU MADAWAKI, formerly DC Operations Zone 1 Kano; CP USMAN YAKUBU, formerly DC 2i/c Nasarawa State Command; CP ABDULMAJID ALI, formerly DC 2i/c Ogun State Command; and CP ABUBAKAR ADAMU MOHAMMED, formerly DC SCID Kaduna
Others are CP ABDUL SALAMI, formerly DC Budget FHQ, Abuja; and CP CORNELIUS KAYODE ADERANTI, formerly DC Director Peacekeeping FHQ, Abuja. The deployment of the new Commissioners of Police is to be effected soon.
