IGP orders posting of seven Police Commissioners across country
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of seven (7) Commissioners of Police to various Commands and Formations across the country.
This was contained in a statement by Police Public Relation Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday.
According to the statement, the posting is predicated on the recent completion of the Senior Executive Course 44 at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) wherein senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force featured prominently.
Among the newly posted Commissioners of Police, is former Force spokesman, CP Frank Emeka Mba, who was moved as CP Border Patrol Force.
Other include CP Sadiq Abubakar, moved as CP FCT Abuja; CP Arungwa N. Udo, deployed as CP DFA Force Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Abuja; CP Bardaru B. Lawal, to CP General Investigations, Force Criminal Investigations Department Annex, Kaduna; CP Suleiman A. Yusuf, moved to CP Admin, Research and Planning, Force Headquarters, Abuja; CP Ebong E. Ebong, mni to CP Admin DFA, Force Headquarters, Abuja; and CP Babaji Sunday to Commandant, Police College Maiduguri.
CP Sadiq Abubakar, the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 1992, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police. He was the Commissioner of Police Peacekeeping Operations and Coordinator Police Special Forces before his nomination for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute between February and December 2022.
CP Frank Mba, the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the Border Patrol Force, Force Headquarters, Abuja, hails from Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State. A Masters’ Degree holder in Law, he enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 1992. He was the Force Public Relations Officer before his nomination for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute between February and December 2022.
The Inspector-General of Police has charged the newly posted officers to hit the ground running in the areas of crime-fighting, public cooperation, and safety. He also called for support and cooperation from members of the public to the new Police helmsmen to enable them perform optimally on their mandate.
