The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the deployment of Commissioners of Police to State Commands and strategic formations across Nigeria, following the endorsement of his recommendations by the Police Service Commission.
The move is designed to strengthen operational effectiveness, enhance leadership across Commands, and consolidate the ongoing reform and repositioning of the Nigeria Police Force.
Among the newly deployed Commissioners of Police to State Commands are CP Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo to Abia, CP Ayodeji Faniyan to Plateau, CP Saka Adewale Ajao to Bayelsa, CP Ajo Geofrey Ordue to Cross River, CP Nanna Oji Ama to Anambra, CP Patrick Daaor to Edo, CP Tani Murtala to Jigawa, and CP Samuel Erale to Delta.
Other strategic deployments include CP Yemi John Oyeniyi to Intelligence & Training, Force Intelligence Department (FID), Abuja; CP Charles Ezekwesiri Dike to INTERPOL, FCID Abuja; CP Aina Adesola to Finance and Administration, Department of Training and Development, FHQ Abuja; CP Uduak Ita Otu to Anti-Human Trafficking, FCID Annex, Alagbon, Lagos; CP Abdullateef Ajape Yusuf to General Investigation, FCID Abuja; CP Taiwo A. Adedeji to Counter Terrorism Unit, FHQ Abuja; CP Ajayi Oluyemi to Anti-Human Trafficking, FCID Abuja; CP Bolanle Aremu to Finance and Administration, FHQ Abuja; CP Ibrahim Lukunche Usman to Inspectorate, Department of Training and Development, FHQ Abuja; CP Mohammed Hassan Ahmed as Deputy Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos; CP Rita Oyintare Oki to DFA, FHQ Annex, Lagos; CP Ibrahim Umar D. Zungura to Administration, FCID Annex, Kaduna; CP Nelson Nwamana to Training & Courses, Police Academy, Kano; CP Akingbade C. Adeyinka to Administration, FID, FHQ Abuja; CP Iya Umar Mohammed to Training, Department of Training and Development, FHQ Abuja; CP Darma Nuhu Na’aliyu to Anti-Fraud, FCID Annex, Kaduna; CP Mohammed Yakubu to Welfare, DFA, FHQ Abuja; and CP Danbaba Mohammed Labbo to Administration, FCID Annex, Gombe.
IGP Disu charged the senior officers to bring their wealth of experience to bear in their new assignments, emphasising the importance of intelligence-led policing, professionalism, and community engagement. He urged them to remain steadfast in safeguarding lives and property while upholding discipline, accountability, and service delivery.
The Nigeria Police Force reiterated its commitment to strategic personnel deployments as a cornerstone of its reform agenda, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, strengthening internal capacity, and delivering more effective policing services nationwide.
CSP Ani Iniedu, Force Public Relations Officer, confirmed the deployments in a statement issued from Force Headquarters in Abuja on August 6, 2026.#Securitynewsalert.com
