The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Tuesday redeployed 33 Commissioners of Police to different formations ahead of the 2015 general elections.
A statement by the Police Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu stated that the action was taken by Abba in line with the determination and drive to enhance the administrative and operational effectiveness of the Nigeria Police Force ahead of the elections.
The commissioners were directed to resume in their new postings with immediate effect.
The affected commissioners include Danladi Y Mshelbwala posted from Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD) to Kebbi State; Ibrahim K. Idris formerly in charge of Police Mobile Force(PMF), now posted to Kano State; Shuaibu L. Gambo, formerly in charge of Sokoto State, but now posted to Counter Terrorism Unit, FHQ; Musa Katsina Mohammed formerly at NIPSS, now posted to Oyo State; Usman Tilli Abubakar, formerly at NIPSS Jos but posted to Jigawa State.
Others are: Olufemi David Ogunbayode formerly at NIPSS Jos but now to Zamfara State; Waheed Olayikan Salau of the Airport Command, now posted to NIPSS Kuru Jos, Dorothy A. Gimba posted from NIPSS Jos to Airport Command; Foluso A. Adebanjo posted from Edo State to NIPSS Kuru, Jos; Agboola posted from Oshodi-Glover to ICT FHQ, Abuja to NIPSS Kuru, Jos.
A.K. Shodipo of Oyo State Command posted to Special Fraud Unit FHQ, Abuja; Idris Faruk Umar posted from Jigawa State to Intelligence, Usman Yakubu posted from Nassarawa State to NIPSS Kuru, Jos; Mohammed Sani Usman posted from Dept of Planing & Statistic, FHQ ABJ to Nassarawa State; Ibrahim Adamu posted from Abia State to NIPSS Kuru, Jos; Salisu Fagge Abdullahi posted from Special Protection Unit (SPU) FHQ Abuja to Sokoto State; Lawal Shehu posted from Bauchi State to Department of Finance & Admin, FHQ Abuja; Nyats Nyehsu Jatau posted from Railway Lagos to Taraba State, Tijani Baba posted from Zamfara State to Special Protection Unit, FHQ Abuja; Mohammed K. Mohammed posted from Deputy Commandant Police Staff College, Jos to Bauchi State; Paul E. Okafor posted from Kogi State to Bayelsa State; Vanletine U. Ntomchukwu posted from Bayelsa State to Ogun State; Ademola Omole posted from Taraba State to Deputy CMDT, Police Staff College, Jos.
Also Joshak Habila has been posted from Counter Terrorism Unit FHQ Abuja to Abia State; Damilola Samuel Adegbuyi from Special Fraud Unit FHQ Abuja to Edo State; Rasheed Olatunde I. Akintonde from Intelligence FIB FHQ to Interpol FHQ ABJ; Adeyemi O. Samuel Ogunjemilusi from Interpol, FHQ Abuja to Kogi State; Shaku Alhaji Barau from Kebbi State to Commandant Police Detective College, Enugu; Sam Okaula from State CID Delta State to General Investigation, FCID FHQ Abuja; Dibal Paul Yakadi posted from 2i/c Anambra State to Police Mobile Force FHQ Abuja; Haruna Huzi Mshelia from National Defence College, Abuja to Commandant Police College, Orji-River, Enugu; Usman Ali Abdullahi from Police Co-operative to Railway Command; Mohammed A. Mustafa from 2i/c Akwa-Ibom State to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, FHQ Abuja,
“The postings are in line with efforts to reposition the Force, filling vacancies created and in view of officers proceeding on course at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, Jos as well as posting of returning Senior Officers from NIPSS,” Ojukwu added in the statement.
