IGP Deploys New CPs to Osun, Ondo, Borno, Others
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police to Osun, Cross River, Ondo, Borno, and Jigawa States, in a move aimed at strengthening security and improving the Nigeria Police Force’s operational efficiency.
The postings, which take immediate effect, are part of the force’s ongoing strategy to reinforce leadership at the state command level and intensify the nationwide fight against crime.
Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Saturday that the IGP charged the new Commissioners with the responsibility of delivering quality leadership and upholding professionalism.
“These postings are in furtherance of the IGP’s vision to ensure professional leadership in critical areas and enhance the operational effectiveness of the Force,” the statement read.
Adejobi said the IGP expects the officers to tackle insecurity head-on and flush out criminal elements threatening national stability.
The newly deployed Commissioners are CP Naziru D. Abdulmajid to Borno State Command, CP Bello Rasheed Afegbua to Cross River, CP Dahiru Mohammed to Jigawa, CP Adebowale Lawal to Ondo, CP Ibrahim Gotan to Osun, CP Eloho Edwin Okpoziakpo to the Department of Training and Development at Force Headquarters, and CP Olusegun Eyitayo Omosayin to the FCID Annex, Gombe, as CP General Investigation.
The Force Headquarters explained that the deployments are designed to leverage the officers’ wide policing experience to improve security and maintain order in their areas of assignment.
“The IGP, while reassuring members of the public of the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to ensuring a safer and more secure nation, has called for the continued support and collaboration of citizens in the collective fight against crime and criminality,” Adejobi added.
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