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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate posting and redeployment of Commissioners of Police in some states in the country to new command and formations.
This was disclosed in a statement released by the Force on Thursday.
The following are names of the new police commissioners redeployed to their various states: CP Undie J. Adie in Osun, CP Johnson Babatunde Kokumo in Edo, CP Lawal Jimeta Tanko in Bauchi, CP Philip Sule Maku in Ebonyi, CP Ahmed Maikudi Shehu in Gombe, CP Bolaji Amidu Salami in Ondo and CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu in Oyo.
Others are CP Evelyn T. Peterside redeployed to the Eastern Port, CP Okon Etim Ene to EOD, CP Bello Maikwashi to Airport Command and CP Olukolu Tairu Shina to Anti-Fraud Unit (FCID Annex Lagos).
Adamu charged the newly posted officers “to ensure they consolidate and advance the gains of their predecessors particularly in the implementation of community-policing, crime prevention, public security, public safety and general crime fighting”.
The IGP also enjoins the citizens of the affected states to cooperate with the Commissioners of Police to enable them succeed in their new areas of responsibilities.
Meanwhile the President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reorganization of the Force Criminal Investigations Department by separating the Force Intelligence Bureau out of it and making it a department of its own with a Deputy Inspector General of Police as the head.
According to the President, the decentralisation was made towards enhancing the community policing strategies of the Nigerian Police Force, working in tandem with states governments’ in the country.
Buhari also approved the creation of five new zonal commands of the Nigeria Police Force, thereby increasing the Commands to 17 across the country.
The newly created commands include Ondo/Ekiti command with headquarters at Akure, Ondo State; Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Command with headquarters in Ukpo-Dunukofia in Anambra State, Bayelsa/Rivers command with headquarters in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State; Katsina,/Kaduna command with headquarters in Katsina; and Yobe/Borno command with headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Vanguard reports under the newly approved command structure, the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) is formally excised from the FCID to become a full-fledged department to be headed by a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG).
A signal by Adamu, said the new structure is expected to fully integrate intelligence-led policing strategy and community policing.
As chairman of the Nigerian Police Council, President Buhari also approved the decentralization of the FCID in line with the principle of community policing.
Additionally, two additional annex offices of the department are to be established in Enugu to take care of investigations of major crimes emanating from the South-east and South-south geo-political zones, and in Gombe State to take care of investigations from the North-east geo-political zone.
The IGP added that the new annex offices are to join the existing annex offices in Lagos and Kaduna, while the FCID annex offices in Lagos, Kaduna, Enugu and Gombe states would be headed by Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) who are to report to the DIGs in charge of the FCID, at the Force Headquarters Abuja.
Furthermore, the President approved a new structure for the four police colleges in the country located in Kaduna, Ikeja, Maiduguri and Orji-River, which is geared towards training and capacity development of the junior cadre of the force.
The president approved that the status of the commandants of the colleges be upgraded to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG). This will strengthen administration, enhance the commitment of staff and engender higher level of discipline and the quality of training at the colleges.
