By Aduragbemi Omiyale
Former spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Mr Frank Mba, has been redeployed as the Commissioner of Police for Ogun State Command.
Mr Mba’s successor, Mr Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this development in a statement issued on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
He said the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Alkali Baba, approved the positing of Mr Mba to Ogun State.
Also, the police chief approved the redeployment of Mr Idowu Owohunwa to Lagos Command as Commissioner, while Adebola A. Hamzat was moved to Adamawa State, with Mr Suleiman A. Yusuf and Mr Faleye Olaleye moved to Taraba State and Ebonyi State, respectively.
In addition, the IGP ordered the posting of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) in line with his manpower development policy of placing round pegs in round holes.
According to the statement, DIG Danmallam Mohammed has been redeployed to the Department of Finance and Administration, while Mr Matthew Akinyosola is now in the AIG Police Mobile Force.
Further, the AIG in charge of Zone 6 Calabar is Jonathan Towuru, AIG Zone 2 Lagos is Commissioner for Police, Mr Sylvester A. Alabi, while the AIG Zone 11 Osogbo is Akande Sikiru Kayode, and AIG Zone 17 Akure is Abimbola Adebola Shokoya.
The statement said Mr Baba has charged the newly posted officers to hit the ground running to ensure the mission, vision, and policy statements of his administration are effectively complied with in the areas of crime-fighting, public cooperation, and safety. He also called for support and cooperation from members of the public to enable the newly posted senior officers to perform optimally on their mandate.
Modupe Gbadeyanka