The new Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Nanna Ama, on Monday, officially assumed duty as the 36th Commissioner of Police of the Anambra State Police Command, following a strategic redeployment approved by the Police Service Commission and Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu.

The posting of Ama follows the retirement of the immediate past Commissioner of Police, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Ikioye Orutugu, before his retirement from the Nigeria Police Force.

A press statement issued by the Spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Monday, indicated that Ama, before his deployment to Anambra State, had served as Commissioner of Police, Intelligence and Training, at the Force Intelligence Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja, having previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Police in the same office.

Ikenga added that the new CP has expressed his commitment to consolidating the existing security gains in Anambra State and strengthening collaboration among the Police, other security agencies, traditional institutions, community leaders, youths, women and other critical stakeholders.

The new CP on his assumption. Photo: Police