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Nigerian Police Boss Redeploys Commissioners, Weeks To General Elections

By Deji Abiodun

In line with the determination and drive to enhance the administrative and operational effectiveness of the Nigeria Police Force, IGP Suleiman Abba, CFR, NPM, NPOM, mni has with immediate effect.

Redeployed some Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Commands and Formations as shown below, a statement by Emmanuel Ojukwu to NewsWireNGR reads.
1. CP Danladi Y Mshelbwala From Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD) To Kebbi State

2. CP Ibrahim K. Idris From Police Mobile Force(PMF) To Kano State

3. CP Shuaibu L. Gambo From Sokoto State Counter Terrorism Unit To Force Headquarters Abuja.

4. CP Musa Katsina Mohammed From NIPSS Jos  To Oyo State

5. CP Usman Tilli Abubakar From NIPSS Jos To Jigawa State

6. CP Olufemi David Ogunbayode From NIPSS Jos To Zamfara State

7. CP Waheed Olayikan salau From Airport Command To NIPSS Kuru Jos

8. CP Dorothy A. Gimba From NIPSS Jos To Airport Command

9. CP Foluso A. Adebanjo From Edo State To NIPSS Kuru, Jos

10. CP Agboola Oshodi-Glover From ICT, FHQ, Abuja To NIPSS Kuru, Jos

11. CP. A.K. Shodipo From Oyo State To Special Fraud Unit FHQ, ABJ

12. CP Idris Faruk Umar From Jigawa State To CP Intelligence

13. CP Usman Yakubu From Nassarawa State To NIPSS Kuru, Jos

14. CP Mohammed Sani Usman From Dept of Planing & Statistic, FHQ ABJ To Nassarawa State

15. CP Ibrahim Adamu From Abia State To NIPSS Kuru, Jos

16. CP Salisu Fagge Abdullahi From Special Protection Unit (SPU) FHQ ABJ To Sokoto State

17. CP Lawal Shehu From Bauchi State To CP Dept of Finance & Admin, FHQ ABJ

18.CP Nyats Nyehsu Jatau From CP Railway Lagos To Taraba State

19. CP Tijani Baba From Zamfara State To CP Special Protection Unit, FHQ ABJ

20. CP Mohammed K. Mohammed From Deputy Commandant Police Staff College, Jos To Bauchi State

21. CP Paul E. Okafor From Kogi State To Bayelsa State

22. CP Vanletine U. Ntomchukwu From Bayelsa State To Ogun State

23. CP Ademola Omole From Taraba State To Deputy CMDT, Police Staff College, Jos

24. CP Joshak Habila From CP Counter Terrorism Unit FHQ ABJ To Abia State

25. CP Damilola Samuel Adegbuyi From Special Fraud Unit FHQ ABJ To Edo State

26. CP Rasheed Olatunde I. Akintonde From CP Intelligence FIB FHQ To CP Interpol FHQ ABJ

27. CP Adeyemi O. Samuel Ogunjemilusi From CP Interpol, FHQ ABJ To Kogi State

28. CP Ishaku Alhaji Barau From Kebbi State To Commandant Police Detective College, Enugu.

29. CP Sam Okaula From State CID Delta State To General Investigation, FCID FHQ ABJ

30. CP DibaL Paul Yakadi From 2i/c Anambra State To Police Mobile Force FHQ ABJ

31 CP Haruna Huzi Mshelia From National Defence College, ABJ To Commandant Police College, Orji-River, Enugu

32. CP Usman Ali Abdullahi From Police Co-operative To CP Railway Command

33. CP Mohammed A. Mustafa From 2i/c Akwa-Ibom State  To Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, FHQ ABJ
Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Force Public Relations Officer noted that 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.

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