IGP makes new appointment, deploys 2 police commissioners

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Ahmed Lateef as new Principal Staff Officer (PSO).

Prior to his current posting, DCP Ahmed served as the Police Operations and FPU Coordinator for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).

A statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer, Adejobi Olumuyiwa, on Thursday, said Ahmed was the Personal Assistant to the former IGP, IGP MD Abubakar, and also a Zonal Head of Operations and lead cybercrime investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), having attended various courses both at home and abroad.

The statement further said the IGP has deployed Johnson Adenola as the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, while Mamman Bitrus Giwa has also been deployed as the new CP Enugu State, following the promotion of AIG Uzuegbu Kanayo.

“These strategic deployments are aimed at strengthening the leadership capacity of the Force and ensuring effective policing across the country.

“The IGP has however charged the newly appointed officers to bring forth their wealth of experience in maintaining the core values and ethics of the force in their respective offices, which anchors on decency, transparency, and accountability,” the statement said.