The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the posting and redeployment of 40 senior police officers comprising 14 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and 26 Commissioners of Police to various commands and formations in the country.Force Headquarters said in a statement that the exercise was part of the “mandate to ensure professionally competent, service driven, rule of law compliant and people friendly police force and to reflect the new status of senior officers, who were just recently elevated to their next ranks”.The AIGs posted and redeployed include AIG Ogundele Joshua Ayodeji, Zone 7 Abuja, AIG Patrick Ogon Edung, Zone 11 Osogbo; AIG Badru Banji Lawal, Border Patrol FHQ; AIG Bartholomew N. Onyeka, Zone 8 Lokoja; AIG Suleiman A. Yusuf, DOPS FHQ; AIG Idowu Owohunwa, FCID Annex Alagbon Lagos; AIG Rhoda Adetutu Olofu, Maritime Lagos; AIG Godwin N. Aghaulor, Zone 13 Ukpo Dunukofia Awka; AIG Effiom Emmanuel Ekot, ONSA Abuja.Others are AIG Anene Ndu Innocent,CTU FHQ Abuja;AIG Odama Paul Ojeka, Zone 16 Yenagoa; AIG Ebong E. Eyibio, Zone 4 Makurdi; AIG Adebowale Williams, Zone 17 Akure; AIG Sahabo A. Yahaya, Investment FHQ Abuja.The 26 newly posted/redeployed Commissioners of Police include CP George Chuku, Benue State ; CP Ahmed Abdullahi Tijani, Jigawa State; CP Dan Mamman E. Shawulu, Niger State; CP Usman Hayatu, Gombe State; CP Danjuma Aboki, Imo State; CP Disu Olatunji RilwanRivers State; CP Joseph Eribo, Taraba State; CP Isyaku Mohammed, Osun State; Safer Highways FHQ, CP Mohammed Barde; CP Polycarp Emeka, PPP DLS FHQ; CP Shehu Kabir AbubakarAnti-Human Trafficking; CP Lawal Babatunde Ayodeji, Border Patrol FHQ.Others include CP Emmanuel Agene, Maritime Lagos; CP Jude M. Azuka, Admin Airwing; CP Dan Sabo Idi, Commandant Police College Kaduna; CP Ibitoye Rufus Olajide, Force Provost Marshal; CP Adamu Ngojin Isa, INEC ; CP Nwanosike Wodi Okocha, Procurement DLS FHQ ; CP Johnson Oluwole Adenola, PSO to IGP; CP Olanrewaju Olawale Shola, PAP Western Port Lagos; CP Shelleng Umaru Yusuf, Int’l Investigation INTERPOL; CP Emmanuel Aina, SEB FCID Abuja; CP Miller Gajere Dantawaiye, Info-Tech ICT FHQ Abuja.Other affected senior officers areCP Henry Ifeanyi Uche, Director NPF-NCCC; CP Vungmoh S.M. Kwaimo, DOPS FHQ Abuja; CP Fasuba A. Olabode, Commandant, Police College Ikeja.The statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the Inspector-General of Police has charged the newly posted/redeployed officers “to work in tandem with the force policy and support the agenda of government for economic recovery and growth as well as socio-political development of the country”.He also stressed the importance of entrenching professionalism and diligent policing services to all officers and men under their command while calling on them to partner with all relevant stakeholders to bring policing closer to the people.It said the posting is with immediate effect.

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