Opara Takes Over As FCT Commission Of Police

Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the posting of Peter Ukachi Opara as the commissioner of police in Federal Capital Territory, replacing Benneth Igwe who has been promoted to assistant inspector general of police.

The new FCT commissioner was the CP Force Secretary’s office and former deputy commissioner of administration and finance in Imo State Command.

He also served as personal assistant to former chairman of the Police Service Commission, IGP Mike Okiro (rtd).

Spokesman of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, said the commission had also accepted the recommendation of the inspector-general of police for the replacement of Miller Gagere Dantawaye with that of Festus Eribo as the new commissioner of police in Akwa Ibom State.

Dantawaye was one of the four commissioners of police recommended for posting as substantive commissioners of police.