IGP Orders Posting, Deployment Of AIGs, CPs

Inspector-general of police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the posting and redeployment of 17 assistant-inspectors-general of police (AIGs) and 18 commissions of police with immediate effect.

He also decorated 35 senior police officers comprising 14 assistant inspectors-general of police and 21 commissioners of police with their new ranks amidst cheers from families, friends, and well-wishers.

The newly decorated officers are AIGs Yetunde Longe, Haruna Gabriel Garba, Tajudeen Akinwale Abass, Julius Alawiri Okoro, George Chijioke Chuku and CPs Olanrewaju Peter Ogunlowo; Mohammed Dahiru; Dankombo Faling Morris; and David Iloyanomon amongst others.

The redeployed AIGs are Yetunde Longe to AIG Training; AIG Haruna Gabriel Garba to AIG Armament; Rex Dundun to AIG FCID Annex Kaduna; Durosinmi Olatoye to AIG Zone 2 Lagos; Afolabi Babatunde Adeniyi to AIG Zone 3; Abiodun Oladimeji Asabi to AIG Zone 12 Bauchi; George Chijioke Chuku to AIG Zone 17 Akure; Paul Alifa Omata to AIG Zone 16 Yenagoa and Yusuf Adesina Akeem to AIG Zone 8 Lokoja.

The posted/redeployed commissioners of police are Patrick Atayero to CP EOD; Illiyasu Yahaya Kwarbai to Admin Airwing; Bello Mohammed Sani to Force Provost Marshal; Olohundare Moshood Jimoh to CP Eastern Port; Rose Chollom Dung to Welfare; and Olarenwaju Ogunlowo to CP Special Intervention Squad.

The IGP, who congratulated them on their well-deserved promotions, emphasised the imperative for the newly posted and redeployed AIGs and CPs to bring their wealth of experience to bear in their respective assignments.

He expressed the confidence that their ardent impact would boost the endeavor for excellence in the discharge of police constitutional responsibilities.