The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has on Friday ordered the posting and redeployment of former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Boss, AIG Ibrahim A. Lamorde and AIG Adeleye Olusola Oyebade to new departments.
DCP Frank MBA, Force Public Relations Officer, Abuja said in a statement to Independent on Friday that, the IGP has also ordered the positing of other senior police officers to five newly created Police Zonal Commands.
He said, “Following the recent presidential approval for the re-organization of the Nigeria Police Force which included the creation of an additional Department – the Directorate of Intelligence, expansion of the Police zonal structure from 12 to 17 and the creation of two additional FCID annexes, the IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has on the 3rd July, 2020, ordered the postinga and redeployment of AIG Adeleye Olusola Oyebade, mni and AIG Ibrahim A. Lamorde, mni to the Department of Research and Planning and Directorate of Intelligence, FHQ, Abuja respectively.”
Prior to this posting, he said, AIG Adeleye Olusola Oyebade, was a Directing Staff at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos while AIG Lamorde, a former Chairman of the EFCC was the AIG in-charge of Force Intelligence.
He further stated that the IGP has equally ordered the positing of other senior police officers to the five newly created Police Zonal Commands.
The affected officers include AIG Zone 13 Ukpo-Dunukofia (Awka) – AIG Dan-Mallam Mohammed, fdc, AIG Zone 14 Katsina – AIG Rabiu Yusuf, AIG Zone 15 Maiduguri – AIG Lawal Ado, AIG Zone 16 Yenagoa – AIG Austine I. Agbonlahor, fdc and AIG Zone 17 Akure – AIG David Oyebanji Folawiyo, mni respectively.
In the same vein, CP Asuquo A.A Amba, former Commissioner of Police, Ekiti Command is to take charge as AIG of the new FCID Annex Gombe while CP Olafimihan A. Adeoye, former CP Federal-SARS takes charge as the AIG FCID Annex Enugu as CP Uche J. Anozie, fsi, former CP Cross River takes charge as AIG FCID Annex Lagos.
Meanwhile, IGP Adamu charged the affected senior officers to bring their wealth of experience to bear in their new places of assignment.
“They are to ensure that policing is brought closer to the people and work with relevant stakeholders to tackle crime and improve on policing services across the country. The postings and redeployments are with immediate effect,” he said.
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