IGP Orders Redeployment Of 18 Police Commissioners

IGP MD Abubakar

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. MD Abubakar, has ordered the redeployment, with immediate effect, of 18 Commissioners of Police to various Commands and Formations of the Force across the federation.
A statement in Abuja by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, said Mr. Abubakar directed the affected officers to ensure effective policing of their new areas of jurisdiction in line with the administration’s reform policies.
“He advised the newly deployed Commissioners of Police to act as agents of positive change and guide against all acts inimical to the fundamental rights of the citizenry,” the statement said. “He enjoined citizens of the affected States to give the new command helmsmen maximum support so as to guarantee their success in their assigned roles.
Of great interest in the deployments, Mr. Abdullahi Yuguda will now be in charge of Borno, while Mr. Olufemi A. Adenaike will be in charge of Kaduna, two States that have been hotbeds of militant violence in recent times.  It was not clear today where their predecessors were being deployed.
Below is the full list of today’s postings:

S/NO	RANK	NAME	TO
1	CP	Godfrey E. Okeke	CP Adamawa State
2	CP	Sunday A. Ogbonna	CP Admin ‘C’ Department FHQ
3	CP	Mgbakor C. Ogugua	CP Criminal Central Record FCID Annex Lagos
4	CP	Mark A. Idakwo, mni	Provost Marshal, FHQ Abuja
5	CP	Mohammed Iyanda Sule	CP Gombe State
6	CP	Edgar Tam Nanakumo, fwc	CP Inspectorate ‘E’ Department FHQ, Abuja
7	CP	Partick D. Dokumor	CP SARS FCID
8	CP	S.L. Gambo, fdc	CP Sokoto State
9	CP	Y.G. Ardo, fdc	CP MSD ‘F’ Department
10	CP	Adisa Baba Bolanta, fwc	CP Imo State
11	CP	Tonye E. Ebitibituwa	CP Kebbi State
12	CP	Mbu Joseph Mbu	CP Oyo State
13	CP	Abdullahi Yuguda	CP Borno State
14	CP	Mohammed Ibrahim	CP Special Protection Unit (SPU)
15	CP	Sylvester A. Umeh	CP Border Patrol
16	CP	Suleiman O. Lawal	Deputy Commandant, Police Academy Kano
17	CP	Idris Faruk Umar	CP Anti-Fraud, FCID
18	CP	Olufemi A. Adenaike	CP Kaduna State

Governors meet on Wednesday, discuss state police, others

Nigeria governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum will meet in Abuja on Wednesday to discuss salient issues that have to do with constitutional amendments.

The meeting, according to investigation, will address the issue of whether the Forum should support the creation of state police in the proposed constitution amendments or not.

The NGF had earlier supported the creation of state police, but the Northern Governors Forum later met and said they would not be part of the agitation.

The northern governors claimed that the nation was not ripe for such action.

It is expected that the governors will at the end of Wednesday’s meeting, harmonise their positions on this and other matters.

The governors had met on Tuesday, August 7, but could not take a decision on the constitutional amendments due to the absence of some of their members who were in Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajji.

Reading a two-point communiqué after the Forum’s meeting, which was held at the Rivers State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, said the ‘’Forum differed debate on the issue of constitutional amendment until after the fasting when all members would be back from the Umrah (Lesser Hajj).

“Forum resolved to intensify efforts on polio eradication in the country.”

Apart from speaking on the above issues, the governors are expected on Wednesday to also discuss issues that have to do with the economy and sharing formula from the Federation Allocation.

Wednesday’s meeting will be followed by a National Economic Council meeting, to be presided over by Vice President Namadi Sambo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Director-General of NGF, Mr. Asishana Okauru, confirmed the Wednesday meeting.

PHOTONEWS: Four Persons Wounded As Car Collides With Motorbike In Abuja

Four people were seriously injured today in Abuja as their motorbike collided with a Toyota Camry saloon car in Kubwa.
The biker was knocked down by the car as they both struggled for the right of way. They were then taken rushed to a nearby hospital in the area for medical treatment.

Maximum Security: Armed Soldiers On Guard During Eid-ul-Fitr Celebration In Abuja

There was an unprecedented security cordon around in and around Abuja at various Muslim prayer grounds today.
Muslims faithful performed their prayers under close watch of security operatives to prevent possible attacks by islamist militants in the federal capital.