By Abiodun Sanusi
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate posting of four Commissioners of Police to Rivers and Cross Rivers States, the Department of Finance and Administration ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja, and the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Enugu Annex.
The PUNCH reports that CP Nwonyi Emeka was posted to Rivers State Command, CP Gyogon Grimah to Cross River State Command, CP Okon Effiong to head the Department of Finance and Administration ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja, while CP Zachariah Fera was posted to FCID Annex, Enugu.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, noting that the posting was with immediate effect, said the deployments were part of the efforts of the IG to achieve maximum impact of community-based and strategic policing on the society, in a statement obtained by our correspondent on Thursday.
Adéjọbí said, “The IG 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 IG 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.”
Source: The Punch
