By BASHIR ADEFAKA
Following Friday’s development that saw many senior police officers promoted to higher ranks by the IGP Solomon Arase (Rtd)-led Police Service Commission (PSC) and more powers approved for the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, the country’s topmost Police officer has acted accordingly by posting the newly promoted officers to their various departments and formations.
Details of this were contained in a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, with Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.5/70 dated June 17, 2023 and copy of which was obtained by The DEFENDER through appropriate channel.
According to Adejobi, “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc, has approved the redeployment of DIG Hafiz M. Inuwa, mni, to head the Department of Logistics and Supply, and the posting of the recently promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, DIG Bala Ciroma, and DIG Emeka Frank Mba, mni, to head the Department of Training and Development and the Department of Research and Planning respectively.
“With the recent elevation, DIG Ciroma has become the supervising DIG for the North-East, while DIG Mba assumes a supervisory role over the South-East Geo political zone.”
Similarly, the IGP also approved the posting/redeployment of 17 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to various commands and formations.
The newly posted and redeployed AIGs included: AIG Zone 10 Sokoto – AIG Abubakar Lawal, fdc; AIG Zone 15 Maiduguri – AIG Abdul Umar, fdc; AIG Zone 7 Abuja – AIG Williams Adebowale, fdc; AIG Armament FHQ Abuja – AIG Shettima Zanna; AIG Zone 17 Akure – AIG Ebong Eyibio Ebong, psc, mni; AIG Maritime Lagos – AIG Adepoju Ayinde Ilori; AIG FCID Annex Kaduna – AIG Okon Okon Effiong, fdc; AIG Zone 9 Umuahia – AIG Echeng Eworo Echeng and Commandant Staff College Jos – AIG Susan Ukpanukiema Horsefall.
Other newly posted AIGs are AIG DFA FHQ Abuja – AIG Bankole Lanre Sikiru; AIG Zone 11 Osogbo – AIG Oladimeji Yomi Olanrewaju; AIG FEDOPS FHQ Abuja – AIG Odama Paul Ojeka; AIG Forensic – AIG Shehu Gwarzo; AIG R&P, FHQ Abuja – AIG Yekini Adio Ayoku, mni; AIG FCID Alagbon Lagos – AIG Yahaya S. Abubakar, mni; AIG Zone 1 Kano – AIG Umar M. Sanda, fdc and AIG CTU FHQ Abuja – AIG Ede Ayuba.
“The Inspector-General of Police has, therefore, charged the Senior Police Officers to continue to entrench professionalism and respect for rights of citizens in their new places of assignment.
“He equally tasked them to pursue the task of ensuring public safety and security in their AORs with renewed vigour.”
