IGP redeploys six Commissioners of Police, Kaduna State CP Affected

The Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu has ordered the immediate redeployment of six commissioner of police over insecurity.

Adamu charged all the CPs nationwide to re-dominate and re-claim public space from criminals.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba told The Nigerian Voice that the redeployment was part of efforts aimed at rejigging the fight against armed banditry, kidnapping and other sundry crimes across the nation, particularly in Kaduna and other contiguous States.

The Commissioner of Police in Kaduna, Ahmed Abdulrahaman was taken from the State to the Force Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

CP Aji Ali Janga, who until now was the Commissioner of Police in charge of Bauchi State was moved to over as the Kaduna Command.

Other Commissioners of Police affected by the recent redeployment exercise include: CP Habu Sani Ahmadu, former CP Intelligence has beem posted to Bauchi Command.

CP Omololu Shamsudeen Bishi was redeployed from Benue State Police Command to the Central Criminal Registry (CCR), Alagbon Lagos.

The FPRO said "CP Mukadas Mohammed Garba was moved from the Office of the National Security Adviser to Benue State Command as the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the State, the erstwhile CP in charge of CCR Alagbon, Lagos has now been moved to Force Headquarters, Abuja as the CP in charge of Armament."

Mba said the postings take immediate effect. The newly posted and redeployed Commissioners of Police and other strategic commanders nationwide were charged to to take urgent steps towards initiating and implementing concrete crime prevention strategies aimed at re-dominating and reclaiming the public space under their watch from the activities of monstrous criminal elements in society.