The Police Service Commission has approved the removal of Edgar Imohimi,
as the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, following recommendation by the
acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
Mu’azu Zubairu is expected to take over as the new Police Commissioner in
the state.
Mr Kayode Egbetokun, a former chief security officer has also been
deployed to Lagos as Police CP.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Head, Press and Public
Relations of the Police Service Commission, Ikechukwu Ani.
According to the statement, new appointments and redeployment were done
across all 36 states of the country and the FCT.
The Commissioners and their new states includes: Buba Sanusi, Katsina
State; Mohammed Wakili, Kano State; Rabiu Ladodo, Jigawa State; Ahmed
Iliyasu, Ogun State; Mu’azu Zubairu, Lagos State; Ibrahim Sabo, Niger
State; Alkassam Sanusi, Taraba State; Garba M. Mukaddas, Adamawa State;
Omololu Bishi, Benue State; Bola Longe, Nassarawa State; Isaac Akinmoyede,
Plateau State and Odumosu Hakeem, Edo State.
Others are: Olushola David, Bayelsa State; Adeleke Yinka, Delta State;
Austin Iwero Agbonlahor, Cross Rivers State; Bashir Makama, Akwa Ibom
State; Awosola Awotunde, Ebonyi State; Belel Usman, Rivers State; Bello
Makwashi, Gombe State; Abdulrahman Ahmed, Kaduna State; Suleiman Balarabe,
Enugu State; Dandaura Mustapha, Anambra State and Etim Ene Okon, Abia
state;
Also, Bala Ciroma, FCT; Egbetokun Kayode, Kwara State; Hakeem Busari, Kogi
State; Asuquo Amba, Ekiti state; Galadanchi Dasuki, Imo State; Ibrahim
Kaoje, Sokoto state; Celestine Okoye, Zamfara State; Garba Danjuma, Kebbi
State; Abiodun Ige, Osun State; Undie Adie, Ondo State; Olukolu Shina, Oyo
State; Ali Janga, Bauchi State; Damian Chukwu, Bornu State and Sumonu
Abdulmalik, Yobe State.
The Commissioners are expected to proceed immediately to their new
Commands ahead of the 2019 General Elections.
The Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, charged them to
quickly settle at their new posts and ensure that the forth-coming general
elections in their various commands are peaceful, free, fair and
transparent.
He added that the nation cannot afford any disruption of elections
anywhere especially as the world looks up to Nigeria for a proof that its
democracy has continued to mature.