IGP Disu Orders Major Police Shake-Up, Redeploys Over 100 Assistant Commissioners Nationwide

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has ordered the redeployment of more than 100 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to various state commands, formations, departments and specialised units across the country in a major restructuring of the Nigeria Police Force.

The redeployment, communicated through an internal Police Wireless Message dated November 13, 2026, was issued by the Force Headquarters, Abuja, with instructions that the affected officers should immediately resume their new assignments.

The message, marked “MOST/IMMEDIATE”, was circulated to various police formations, including the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), zonal and state commands, Police Mobile Force, Intelligence Response Team, Special Tactical Squad, INTERPOL and other specialised units.

Under the new arrangement, ACP Rex Abiodun Enwelike has been posted as Area Commander, Ozoro, Delta State, while ACP Raji Ganiyu moves to Area Command J, Ajah, Lagos State.

ACP Samuel Ijachi has been appointed Commandant of the 70 Police Mobile Force, Kabba, Kogi State, while ACP Ogunrin Mohammed Temitope takes charge of the 16 Police Mobile Force, Abeokuta, Ogun State. ACP Idris Bunu has also been posted as Commandant of the 75 Police Mobile Force, Obudu, Cross River State.

In Rivers State, ACP Olajike Samuel Olusola has been deployed to the Department of Operations, while ACP Eluha Clever becomes Area Commander, Ahoada.

Other notable postings include ACP Oluwale Fabelurin Joseph as Commandant, 29 Police Mobile Force, Awka, Anambra State; ACP Victor Olanrewaju Kalajaiye as Area Commander, Iwo, Osun State; and ACP Sanusi Adamu as Area Commander, Yauri, Kebbi State.

ACP Esther Nnaiwu and ACP Aremu Sikiru Adeniran have both been posted to the Department of Operations in Anambra State, while ACP Patrick Chukwuma Agbazue becomes Commandant of the 55 Police Mobile Force, Aba, Abia State.

The Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos also recorded several changes, with ACP Bashir Sani assigned to its Intelligence and Investigation Unit, ACP Temibra Taikumo Temikumo to the Administration Unit, ACP Onanah Ari Umar to the unit, and ACP Yusuf Mapindi to its Operations Unit.

Similarly, ACP Gilbert Ode Ogah has been posted to the Force Monitoring and Intelligence Unit, Lagos, while ACP Mohammed Tanko Yakub moves to the Legal Unit of the Police Special Fraud Unit.

Other officers have been deployed to the Force Criminal Investigation Department, State Criminal Investigation Departments, State Intelligence Departments, zonal intelligence formations and administrative units across the country.

The reshuffle also affects officers assigned to strategic security institutions, including the Nigeria Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons under the Office of the National Security Adviser.

Among them are ACP George Friday Clement, posted to the centre’s South-West operations, and ACP Kalu Uche Nnanna, appointed Assistant Director at its Kaduna office.

Several officers have also been assigned as area commanders in different parts of the country, including Kaduna, Ogun, Oyo, Ebonyi, Ondo, Plateau, Bayelsa, Imo, Kwara, Borno, Taraba and Nasarawa states.

The postings further cover operational, intelligence, investigation, legal, finance and administration departments, as well as Police Mobile Force formations and border security units.

The wireless message directed all affected formations and departments to update their records and ensure immediate implementation of the new postings.

The latest exercise represents a significant redeployment of senior officers under Disu’s leadership, with personnel moved across operational and administrative structures of the police.

Note: The full redeployment schedule contains more than 100 names. The above report highlights selected postings rather than reproducing the entire list. The exercise was communicated through an internal police document reportedly obtained by SaharaReporters.