IG Deploys Very Senior Officers To States Ahead Of Saturday’s Elections

IGP DEPLOYS 7 DIGs, 10 AIGs, 62 CPs AND 72 DCPs TO ZONAL AND
STATE COMMANDS TO SUPPORT EXISTING SECURITY ARRANGEMENT FOR THE
SATURDAY, MARCH 9th, 2019 GUBERNATORIAL/HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

Tasks Officers to ensure proper supervision of all security personnel deployed, be professional and nonpartisan

In
line with his stated commitment towards providing adequate security for
the General Elections, the Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP M.A
Adamu, NPM, mni has deployed Seven (7) Deputy Inspectors General of
Police (DIGs) to the six geo-political zones across the Country, …

Ten
(10) AIGs to the police zonal commands and additional Two Hundred and
Seventy Seven (277) Commissioners of Police to complement the efforts of
the respective Commissioners of Police in the thirty-six (36) State
Commands and the FCT.

With this deployment, each command now
has additional three CPs deployed to the three (3) senatorial districts
in their respective states of assignment which will form part of
security management base for the command CPs.

However, based
on security assessment earlier carried out by the Force, some Local
Government Areas in Plateau, Benue, Imo and Taraba States have one
Commissioner of Police each deployed to coordinate security in the LGA.

Each
of them is expected to work with the Command CP and to ensure that no
stone is left unturned towards emplacing adequate security including the
supervision of security personnel deployed to each of the Senatorial
Districts under their watch.

Meanwhile, four (4) Commands,
Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo and Sokoto have new CPs posted specifically as
Command CP for purposes of the election. 

The IGP assures
that just as in the recently concluded Presidential and National
Assembly elections, the Nigeria Police Force shall remain civil, firm,
optimally professional and apolitical in the discharge of our duties in
the 9th March, 2019 elections.

Explanatory Note  The DIGs are
deployed to the Geo-political regions indicated against their names
i.           DIG Usman Tilli Abubakar, mni – North East Zone
ii.          DIG Abdulmajid Ali – Coordinator   iii.         DIG
Frederick Taiwo Lakanu, fdc – South-South Zone

iv.          
DIG Anthony Ogbizi Michael, fdc – South-East Zone   v.            DIG
Yakubu Jubrin, fsi – South-West Zone   vi.           DIG Aminchi S.
Baraya – North-West Zone   vii.         DIG Godwin C. Nwobodo, fdc –
North-Central Zone  

Four (4) State Commands have new CPs
posted as Command CPs specifically for supervising the election     
i.        Anambra – CP Rabiu Ladodo     ii.        Bayelsa – CP Olushola
David    iii.        Edo – CP Dan-Mallam Mohammed     iv.        Sokoto
– CP Aminu Koji Kwabe

Benue, Imo, Plateau, and Taraba States
have one Commissioner of Police each deployed to some of its Local
Government Areas:        i.      Benue – Guma LGA, Logo LGA, Agatu LGA,
Gwer East LGA, Gwer West LGA, Katsina Ala LGA, Okpokwu LGA, Ukum LGA

ii.
  Imo – Orlu LGA, Okigwe LGA iii.  Plateau – Langtang South LGA, Jos
South LGA, Bassa LGA, Langtang North LGA, Riyom LGA, Barkin Ladi LGA iv.
 Taraba – Wukari LGA, Ibi LGA, Lao LGA, Karim Lamido LGA, Bali LGA,
Kurmi LGA, Jalingo LGA, Dunga LGA, Sardauna LGA