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IGP Egbetokun Orders Immediate Redeployment of 100+ Senior Officers Nationwide

Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has authorized the urgent reassignment of more than 100 high-ranking police officers across the country in a sweeping shakeup aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and reinforcing command structures in critical areas.

This directive was communicated through a wireless message labeled “MOST/IMMEDIATE,” issued by the Force Secretary in Abuja. The message, dispatched to virtually all police formations, zonal commands, departments, and training institutions nationwide, ordered affected officers to report to their new postings without delay. The message also emphasized that officers assuming higher responsibilities must not adorn any ranks they have not been officially granted.

Strategic Appointments Across Tactical and Investigative Units

The redeployment impacts numerous Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs), many of whom have been posted to sensitive divisions such as State Criminal Investigation Departments (SCIDs), Counterterrorism units, and Special Tactical Squads that focus on combating armed gangs and politically motivated violence.

Among the key reassignments:

ACP Banawi Ishaku has been posted to the X-Squad in Bayelsa.
ACP Moses Sunday Adeyeri will now head operations in Alapa, Kwara State.
ACP Anthony Olusola Ojo has been deployed to the X-Squad in Kwara.
ACP Suleiman Oba Kadiri will now lead the SCID in Jigawa.
ACP Muhammad Hashim takes over operations in Awe, Nasarawa.
ACP Kumzhi N. Nancwat is now in charge of field operations in Osun.
ACP Desmond Ikeji Ode commands the X-Squad in Bauchi.

Additional ACP Postings to Key Locations

ACP Auwal Gummi Yakubu is the new commander in Lokoja.
ACP Abubakar Umar Garba has been assigned to lead the SID in Niger State.
ACP Mohammed Isah Bala takes over the Department of Operations (DOPS) in Jigawa.
ACP Aminu Hamman will now head operations in Karewa.
ACP Said Jalingo Mohammed assumes command of the DFA in Gombe.
ACP Abdullahi Nasiru has been assigned to manage logistics at Force Headquarters.
ACP Obioha Okorie now leads Metro Minna in Niger.
ACP Salisu Gambo Gawuna is redeployed to Keffi, Nasarawa.
ACP Asbagu Aliyu Mohammed commands Itu-Ibiono in Akwa Ibom.
ACP Emmanuel Yakubu is now with Zone 7 in Abuja.
ACP Musa Jibril joins the X-Squad in Lagos.
ACP Mana Mufutau Sadiq will handle PSFU duties in Lagos.

Expanded Redeployments Nationwide

ACP Timibra Toikumo to Akamka, Cross River.
ACP Ettah Okoi Baba to Okitipupa, Ondo.
ACP Francis Gandu to Ilofa, Kwara.
ACP Ibrahim Jauro Aliyu to Otukpo, Benue.
ACP Onyeukwu Ugochukwu K. to DOPS, FCT.
ACP Edward Akaniyene to Establishments at FORSEC.
ACP Paul James Mahaman to DOPS, Kaduna.
ACP Kabir Abdulrandawa to Awka, Anambra.
ACP Theophilus Emeka Eze to Iwo, Osun.
ACP Ogunjemisin Tayo to DFA, FCT.
ACP Alikali Lamido to Ikom, Cross River.
ACP Orole Vincent Adelaku to Maritime CID, Lagos.
ACP Mohammed Sani Musa to operations in Kazaure, Jigawa.
ACP Dayyabu Salisu to SCID, Calabar.
ACP Nsikak Nse Effiong to X-Squad Zone 2, Lagos.
ACP Edino Justice Ojaji to Railway Base, Bauchi.

Superintendents Posted to Critical Units

Numerous Superintendents of Police were also affected, with redeployments targeting logistics, field units, and intelligence roles. Key SP appointments include:

SUPOL Zubairu Maina to DFA at PAP Western Port, Lagos.
SUPOL Olufikayo Abimbola Fawole to DFA Zone 1, Umuahia.
SUPOL Stephen Osola Latise to Bama, Borno.
SUPOL Buhari Abdullahi to X-Squad, Plateau.
SUPOL Akaninyere Etuk to Railway, Zaria.
SUPOL Abdullahi Umar as Camp Commandant at FHQ Abuja.
SUPOL Alhaji Kadiri Umar to X-Squad, Kebbi.
SUPOL Muhammad Danjuma Adamu to Shinkafi, Zamfara.
SUPOL Sani Kabir to SID, Kogi.
SUPOL Aliyu Demba to DFA, Adamawa.
SUPOL Nuhu Egye Ibrahim to DFA, Kogi.
SUPOL Mustapha T. Na’Abba to Ankpa, Kogi.
SUPOL Mamman Ibrahim Jawi to Zone 14, Katsina.
SUPOL Ango Ibrahim to FCID, Gombe.
SUPOL Idris Haruna to DFA Zone 16, Yenagoa.
SUPOL Abubakar Shaibu Shinkafi to Police College for Liberal Studies.
SUPOL Williams Nwalieji Okafor to B-Kudu, Jigawa.

Additional SP Assignments

Other SPs redeployed include:

SUPOL Alhaji Adamu Salihu (Benin)
SUPOL Unuigbe Monday (ATW PCI)
SUPOL Dahuwa Abdu (DFA PCI)
SUPOL Rose Onyi Okoronkwo (Etim-Ekpo)
SUPOL Richard Oviemuno Abugo (X-Squad, Gombe)
SUPOL Lawal Dauda Abdul (DFA FCID, Enugu)
SUPOL Bako Suleiman (DOPS, Akure)
SUPOL Babakura Haruna (Okehi, Kogi)
SUPOL Okon Asuquo Ekpe (Maritime CID, Lagos)
SUPOL Samuel Olu Aladegoroye (Course Coordinator, Staffpol Jos)
SUPOL Mohammed Lawal Usman (DFA TRS)
SUPOL Murtala Ibrahim (Interpol)
SUPOL Abdullahi Sanusi (Zone 1, Kano)
SUPOL Alhaji Aminu Dandabi (DOPS, Sokoto)
SUPOL Kabir Abubakar Mohammed (Zone 8, Lokoja)
SUPOL Thomas Aigbokhia Kadiri (Brass, Bayelsa)
SUPOL Mohammed Abubakar (SCID, Sokoto)

Conclusion

This wide-scale redeployment underscores the Inspector General’s resolve to strengthen the operational effectiveness of the Nigeria Police Force. By positioning experienced officers in strategically important commands and units, the move aims to enhance security response, disrupt organized crime networks, and reinforce public safety across all geopolitical zones.

The affected officers are expected to assume their new duties immediately, as the Nigeria Police Force continues its ongoing structural reforms to meet the evolving challenges of law enforcement in the country.