FULL LIST: IG deploys new CPs to eight states, other police formations

Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu. Photo: NPF

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the deployment of Commissioners of Police to eight state commands and several strategic formations across the country.

The deployment, announced in a statement on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, followed the approval of the Police Service Commission and is aimed at strengthening operational effectiveness, enhancing leadership across commands and consolidating ongoing police reforms.

According to the statement, the newly deployed Commissioners of Police for state commands are Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo (Abia), Ayodeji Faniyan (Plateau), Saka Adewale Ajao (Bayelsa), Ajo Geoffrey Ordue (Cross River), Nanna Oji Ama (Anambra), Patrick Daaor (Edo), Tani Murtala (Jigawa) and Samuel Erale (Delta).

The IGP also approved the deployment of several commissioners to strategic formations, including the Force Intelligence Department, Force Criminal Investigation Department, Department of Finance and Administration, Department of Training and Development, Police Academy and the Police Staff College.