Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has ordered the posting and redeployment of eight Commissioners of Police (CPs) to State Commands and Formations across the country.

The Police Boss , Usman Alkali Baba said the posting, which is in line with the manpower development policy of the Force, is for operational and administrative effectiveness.

According to a statement on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi:

“The newly posted/redeployed senior officers are:

i. CP GOMBE COMMAND – CP ETIM OQUA EFFIOM

ii. CP KANO COMMAND – CP MAMMAN DAUDA

iii. CP BAUCHI COMMAND – CP AMINU ALHASSAN

iv. CP CPTU STAFF COLLEGE JOS – CP BABATUNDE BABAITA ISHOLA

v. CP X-SQUAD FCID ANNEX LAGOS – CP MAMMAN UMAR SANDA, fdc

vi. CP FCID ANNEX GOMBE – CP JOHN AYUBA BABANGIDA

vii. CP SAFER HIGHWAY FHQ ABUJA – CP AKINWALE ADENIRAN

viii. CP DFA FCID ANNEX LAGOS – CP ABUBAKAR LAWAL, fdc”.

The IGP assured the nation that the posting and redeployment of Senior Police Officers, which is regular in order to align with the Force’s policy on strategic human capacity deployment, will further help in driving the IGP’s policing vision targeted at improving policing services across the country.

He said: “Similarly, the Force wishes to urge members of the public to disregard false, unfounded, and misleading news being peddled that the former Commissioner of Police in charge of Kano State, CP Abubakar Lawal, fdc, was redeployed from Kano on allegations of corruption. This is to re-emphasise that posting in the Force is a normal routine geared towards strengthening human capacity and knowledge diffusion for the betterment of the Force”.

The posting and redeployment of the Senior Police Officers, Adejobi said is with immediate effect