14 AIGs, 26 CPs Deployed in Nationwide Police Shake-up

The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has directed the deployment of 40 senior police officers, including 14 Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) and 26 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to various commands and formations across the country.

The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Thursday, said the postings and redeployments were part of a mandate to have a professionally competent, service-driven, rule of law-compliant, and people-friendly police force and to reflect the new status of senior officers who were recently elevated to their next ranks.

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The AIGs who have been posted and redeployed include:

1. AIG Ogundele Ayodeji – Zone 7 Abuja
2. AIG Patrick Edung – Zone 11 Osogbo
3. AIG Badru Lawal – Border Patrol FHQ
4. AIG Bartholomew Onyeka – Zone 8 Lokoja
5. AIG Suleiman Yusuf – DOPS FHQ
6. AIG Idowu Owohunwa – FCID Annex Alagbon Lagos
7. AIG Rhoda Olofu – Maritime Lagos
8. AIG Godwin Aghaulor – Zone 13 Ukpo Dunukofia Awka
9. AIG Effiom Ekot – ONSA Abuja
10. AIG Anene Innocent – CTU FHQ Abuja
11. AIG Odama Ojeka – Zone 16 Yenagoa
12. AIG Ebong Eyibio – Zone 4 Makurdi
13. AIG Adebowale Williams – Zone 17 Akure
14. AIG Sahabo Yahaya – Investment FHQ Abuja

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Additionally, 26 Commissioners of Police have been newly posted or redeployed to various states and departments:

1. CP George Chuku – Benue State
2. CP Ahmed Tijani – Jigawa State
3. CP Dan Mamman Shawulu – Niger State
4. CP Usman Hayatu – Gombe State
5. CP Danjuma Aboki – Imo State
6. CP Disu Olatunji Rilwan – Rivers State
7. CP Joseph Eribo – Taraba State
8. CP Isyaku Mohammed – Osun State
9. CP Mohammed Barde – Safer Highways FHQ
10. CP Polycarp Emeka – PPP DLS FHQ
11. CP Shehu Abubakar – Anti-Human Trafficking
12. CP Lawal Ayodeji – Border Patrol FHQ
13. CP Emmanuel Agene – Maritime Lagos
14. CP Jude Azuka – Admin Airwing
15. CP Dan Idi – Commandant Police College Kaduna
16. CP Ibitoye Olajide – Force Provost Marshal
17. CP Adamu Isa – INEC
18. CP Nwanosike Okocha – Procurement DLS FHQ
19. CP Johnson Adenola – PSO to IGP
20. CP Olanrewaju Shola – PAP Western Port Lagos
21. CP Shelleng Yusuf – Int’l Investigation INTERPOL
22. CP Emmanuel Aina – SEB FCID Abuja
23. CP Miller Dantawaiye – Info-Tech ICT FHQ Abuja
24. CP Henry Uche – Director NPF-NCCC
25. CP Vungmoh Kwaimo – DOPS FHQ Abuja
26. CP Fasuba Olabode – Commandant Police College Ikeja

These deployments are effective immediately, with the Inspector-General emphasizing the importance of upholding professionalism and diligent policing services. He urged the officers to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to enhance community-oriented policing efforts and contribute to the economic and sociopolitical development of the country.

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