IG REDEPLOYED 33 CPs, ANNOUNCED DEATH OF AIG

The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has redeployed 33 Commissioners of Police to Commands and Formations with immediate effect.

A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, in Abuja on Tuesday, said the exercise was in line with the determination and drive to enhance the administrative and operational effectiveness of the Nigeria Police Force.
“The postings are in line with efforts to reposition the Force, filling vacancies created and in view of officers proceeding on course at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, as well as posting of returning senior officers from NIPSS,” the statement said.
The Force had, a few weeks ago, redeployed 14 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to different commands as part of preparations for the forthcoming general elections.
Some of the CPs affected by the latest redeployment include, Danladi Mshelbwala, who was moved from the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit to Kebbi State; Ibrahim Idris from Police Mobile Force to Kano State; Shuaibu Gambo from Sokoto State to Counter-Terrorism Unit, FHQ, Abuja; Musa Mohammed, from NIPSS to Oyo State and Usman Abubakar from NIPSS Jos to Jigawa State Command.
Also affected were Olufemi Ogunbayode from NIPSS Jos to Zamfara State; Waheed Salau from Airport Command,Lagos to NIPSS, Jos; Dorothy Gimba from NIPSS, Jos to Airport Command; Foluso Adebanjo from Edo State to NIPSS Kuru, Jos, Agboola Oshodi-Glover from ICT, FHQ, Abuja to NIPSS Kuru, Jos, and others.
Meanwhile, the police have announced the sudden death of AIG Ibrahim Maishanu, who passed away on February 8, 2015 while undergoing treatment at an Indian Hospital.
Maishanu, until his death, was the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Information Technology, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The deceased, who hailed from Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, was born on October 11, 1959 and enlisted into the Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on January 1, 1984 and had his initial training at the Nigeria Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.
He held a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and had attended several professional courses both at home and abroad.
He was an alumnus of NIPSS.