Photo: IGP Usman Alkali
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of seven Commissioners of Police to various Commands and Formations across the country.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP.
Adejobi explained that the posting was predicated on the recent completion of the Senior Executive Course 44 at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) wherein senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force featured prominently.
According to him, the newly posted Commissioners of Police include CP Sadiq Abubakar, mni to CP FCT Abuja and CP Frank Mba, mni to CP Border Patrol Force, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Others he said are CP Arungwa Udo, mni to CP DFA Force Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Abuja; CP Bardaru Lawal, mni to CP General Investigations, Force Criminal Investigations Department Annex, Kaduna.
CP Suleiman Yusuf, mni to CP Admin, Research and Planning, Force Headquarters, Abuja; CP Ebong Ebong, mni to CP Admin DFA, Force Headquarters, Abuja; and CP Babaji Sunday to Commandant, Police College Maiduguri.
The FPRO said that CP Sadiq Abubakar, the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 1992, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.
He was the Commissioner of Police Peacekeeping Operations and Coordinator Police Special Forces before his nomination for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute between February and December 2022.
CP Frank Mba, the new Commissioner of Police in charge of Border Patrol Force, Force Headquarters, Abuja, hails from Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
He holds a Masters’ Degree in Law, and enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 1992. He was the Force Public Relations Officer before his nomination for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute between February and December 2022.
Adejobi added that the IGP further charged the newly posted officers to hit the ground running in the areas of crime-fighting, public cooperation, and safety.
He also called for support and cooperation from members of the public to the new Police helmsmen to enable them perform optimally on their mandate.
