JUST IN : IGP orders immediate redeployment of 4 police commissioners

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate redeployment of four commissioners of police to their new duty posts.

A statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the move is to effective policing in the country.

The statement obtained by PlatinumPost in Abuja on Thursday listed the affected commissioners to include Okon Effiong, Zachariah A. Fera, Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka to River and Gyogon Augustine Grimah.

The statement reads in full : “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, in his effort to achieve maximum impact of community-based and strategic policing on the society, has ordered the posting of CP Okon Okon Effiong to head the Department of Finance and Administration ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja; CP Zachariah A. Fera, fdc to Force Criminal Investigation (FCID) Annex Enugu, CP Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka to Rivers State Command, and CP Gyogon Augustine Grimah to Cross River State Command.

“The IGP has tasked the Commissioners of Police to deploy all requisite assets in ensuring sanity, professional standards and discipline in all ramifications in their new places of assignment. He has further charged the senior police officers to effectively apply their wealth of experiences to improving existing structural arrangements towards achieving a citizen-focused and community-oriented policing system.

“The IGP also called for support and cooperation from members of the public to enable the newly posted senior officers to function optimally on their mandate.

“The posting is with immediate effect.”