June 17, (THEWILL) – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the deployment of the two newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIG), Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma, to departments.
A statement issued on Saturday, by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said Mba had been deployed to head the Department of Research and Planning while Ciroma was deployed to head the Department of Training and Development
Also, DIG Hafiz Inuwa had been redeployed to head the Department of Logistics and Supply.
Adejobi said with the recent elevation, Ciroma has become the supervising DIG for the North-East and Mba, the supervisory DIG for the South-East Geo political zone.
The IGP also approved the posting/redeployment of 17 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to various commands and formations.
Those affected include Abubakar Lawal, AIG Zone 10 Sokoto, Abdul Umar, AIG Zone 15 Maiduguri; Williams Adebowale, AIG Zone 7 Abuja; Shettima Zanna, AIG Armament FHQ Abuja; Ebong Eyibio Ebong, AIG Zone 17 Akure, and Adepoju Ilori, AIG Maritime Lagos.
Others are Okon Effiong, AIG FCID Annex Kaduna; Echeng Echeng, AIG Zone 9 Umuahia; Susan Horsefall, Commandant Staff College Jos; Bankole Sikiru, AIG DFA FHQ Abuja; Oladimeji Olanrewaju, AIG Zone 11 Osogbo, and Odama Ojeka, AIG FEDOPS FHQ, Abuja.
Also deployed are Shehu Gwarzo, AIG Forensic; Yekini Ayoku, AIG R&P, FHQ Abuja; Yahaya Abubakar, AIG FCID Alagbon Lagos; Umar Sanda, AIG Zone 1 Kano, and Ede Ayuba, AIG CTU FHQ Abuja.
The IGP urged the senior police officers to continue to entrench professionalism and respect for the rights of citizens in their new places of assignment.
