The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police to five states, Borno, Cross River, Ondo, Osun, and Jigawa, as part of efforts to boost the Nigeria Police Force\u2019s operational efficiency.
The IG said that the postings, which take immediate effect, are part of the force\u2019s ongoing strategy to strengthen leadership at state command levels and enhance the fight against crime nationwide.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the IG tasked the newly deployed officers with upholding professionalism and delivering quality leadership in their new roles.
\u201cThese postings are in furtherance of the IGP\u2019s vision to ensure professional leadership in critical areas and enhance the operational effectiveness of the Force,\u201d the statement read.
Adejobi added that the IGP expects the officers to tackle insecurity head-on and flush out criminal elements, threatening national stability.
\u201cThe IGP charges them to uphold the principles of professionalism and quality leadership towards ensuring their various states are rid of criminal elements who threaten national security,\u201d he said.
The newly posted Commissioners of Police are CP Naziru D. Abdulmajid, to Borno State Command, CP Bello Rasheed Afegbua, to Cross River State Command, CP Dahiru Mohammed, to Jigawa State Command, CP Adebowale Lawal, to Ondo State Command, CP Ibrahim Gotan, to Osun State Command, CP Eloho Edwin Okpoziakpo, to the Department of Training and Development, Force Headquarters, and CP Olusegun Eyitayo Omosayin, to the FCID Annex, Gombe State, as CP General Investigation
The Force Headquarters noted that the strategic deployments are designed to tap into the officers\u2019 wide policing experience to improve security and maintain public order in their jurisdictions.
Adejobi said ,\u201dThe IGP, while reassuring members of the public of the Nigeria Police Force\u2019s commitment to ensuring a safer and more secure nation, has called for the continued support and collaboration of citizens in the collective fight against crime and criminality.\u201d<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police to five states, Borno, Cross River, Ondo, Osun, and Jigawa, as part of efforts to boost the Nigeria Police Force\u2019s operational efficiency. The IG said that the postings, which take immediate effect, are part of the force\u2019s ongoing strategy to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n