IGP EGBETOKUN REDEPLOYS 7 AIGS, 18 CPs TO BOOST SECURITY NATIONWIDE
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate posting of 7 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and 18 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to various strategic offices nationwide. The redeployment is aimed at repositioning the force to discharge its duties effectively. According to the IGP, the newly posted AIGs include AIG Margaret Ochalla, AIG Abayomi Peter Oladipo, AIG Fred Ekokotu, AIG Iwo Nemi Edwin Osigboka, AIG Garba Ahmed, AIG Salman Dogo, and AIG Kanayo Uzuegbu. They will oversee various zones and departments, including AIG FCID Annex, Lagos, AIG Zone 13, Ukpo, and AIG Department of Training and Development, Force Headquarters, Abuja. Concurrently, 18 CPs have been posted to act in the capacity of AIGs, pending approval from the Police Service Commission (PSC). They will oversee various zones, departments, and units, including the Police Academy, Kano, AIG Zone 16, Yenagoa, and AIG Interpol, Force Headquarters, Abuja. The IGP has charged the affected officers to justify the confidence reposed in them through exemplary service. He urged them to ensure strict supervision and diligence in the discharge of their lawful duties and encouraged them to key into the ongoing police reform. The IGP stated, “These deployments are integral to the ongoing revitalization of the Nigeria Police Force, and I am confident that they will contribute significantly to enhanced security and improved service delivery across the nation.”