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Ige bows out as Osun, Kogi others get New Commissioners of Police

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has approved the deployment of CP Abiodun Ige from Osun State command. Ige was among the seven Commissioners of Police and two Assistant Inspector Generals…

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has approved the deployment of CP Abiodun Ige from Osun State command.

Ige was among the seven Commissioners of Police and two Assistant Inspector Generals of Police and seven Commissioners redeployed by the IG on Tuesday.

The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said the deployment was to reposition the force for optimal service delivery.

The deployed AIGs are Sanusi Lemu, Zone 12, Bauchi, covering Bauchi, Borno and Yobe States and Gwandu Abubakar, to Zone 3, Yola covering Adamawa, Gombe and Taraba States.

He said the deployed CPs are Hafiz Inuwa, Delta; Muri Musa, Kaduna; Mobolaji Fafowora, Imo; Agunbiade Lasore, Kebbi; Johnson Kokumo, Osun; Ahmed Azare, Taraba; and Ede Ekpeji, Kogi.

The IGP called on the affected officers to improve on the successes recorded by their predecessors.
He also urged them to work with relevant stakeholders in adopting intelligence-led and community-driven crime prevention strategies in their new assignments.

Mba said the IGP enjoined the public to support and cooperate with the incoming police helmsmen to enable them to deliver on their mandate effectively.
(NAN)

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Published December 25, 2019
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