The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the deployment of four Commissioners of Police to Plateau, Enugu, Nasarawa and Ondo states following an assessment of their competence and suitability for the respective positions.
The commission’s spokesperson, Torty Njoku, announced the development in a statement issued on Thursday at the PSC headquarters in Abuja.
Under the new postings, CP Sunday J. A. Okoebor, formerly Commissioner of Police in charge of Police Accounts and Budget at the Force Headquarters, has been assigned to Plateau State.
CP Fidelis Ogarabe, who previously headed the INTERPOL Annex in Lagos, will take charge in Enugu State, while CP Sheikh Mohammed Danko, formerly of the Force Intelligence Annex, Lagos, has been posted to Nasarawa State.
Similarly, CP Johnson Ayodeji Babalola, who served as Commissioner of Police in charge of Special Inquiry at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, has been deployed to Ondo State.
The PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu, confirmed the appointments, stating that the exercise was conducted in accordance with Section 215(1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution, which empowers the commission to appoint Commissioners of Police for the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Argungu, who was represented at the occasion by a board member, retired Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, said the officers demonstrated the required professional competence, knowledge and integrity during the interview process.
He charged the newly posted commissioners to uphold fairness and professionalism in the discharge of their duties, stressing the need for them to meet the expectations attached to their new responsibilities.
