Oyo, Enugu, Ikeja police college, others get new CPs

Twenty-one commissioners of police have been redeployed to new commands and formations on the order of the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.

In the new arrangement made public on Tuesday, Oyo State now has its first female police commissioner, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko, taking over from Nwachuckwu Enwonwu.

Enugu, Adamawa, Kebbi, Sokoto, Cross River and Ikeja police college are among states and formations affected by the new postings.

A statement by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aremu Adeniran, said the redeployments were with immediate effect.

The statement listed those affected as CP Adeleke Bode who was posted to Kebbi State; Philip Maku (Special Protection Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja); Ali Aji (Sokoto); Ohikere Idris (Armament, FHQ, Abuja); Daniel Sokari-Pedro (Commandant, Police College, Ikeja) and John Amadi (Port Authority Western, Lagos).

Others are Ngozi Onadeko (Oyo); Mohammed Aliyu (Enugu); Haladu Musa (Border Patrol, FHQ, Abuja); Sikiru Akande (Cross River); Aliyu Garba (Ebonyi); Abubakar Bature (Airport command); Yusuf Ahmed (Department of Operations, FHQ); Aliyu Alhaji (Adamawa); and Frank Mba (Force Public Relations).