Police Shake-Up: IGP Disu Unveils New Leadership Appointments

Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Disu, has ordered a sweeping redeployment of senior officers across the Nigeria Police Force in a move aimed at strengthening operational effectiveness, improving leadership coordination, and reinforcing service delivery nationwide. The changes, announced by Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, reflect a broader effort to reposition key commands, formations, and departments to respond more effectively to Nigeria’s evolving security landscape.

Below are the key deployments announced by the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Disu:

Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs)

• AIG Ado Emmanuel – Research and Planning, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• AIG Joseph Eribo – Department of Armament, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• AIG Miller Dantawaye – Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• AIG Henry Ifeanyi Uche – Training and Development, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• AIG Olohundare Moshood Jimoh – Zone 2, Lagos
• AIG Simeon U. Akpanudom – FCID Annex, Lagos
• AIG Haruna Olufemi – Special Protection Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• AIG Olanrewaju Peter Ogunlowo – Police Accounts and Budget, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• AIG Dahiru Mohammed – Zone 15, Maiduguri
• AIG Dankombo Morris – Zone 4, Makurdi
• AIG Bello Shehu – Zone 14, Katsina
• AIG Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba – Legal Services, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• AIG Ahmed Musa – Community Policing, Force Headquarters, Abuja

Commissioners of Police (CPs) – State Commands

• CP Olatunji Olaiwola Fatai – Lagos State Command
• CP Olugbenga Ayodeji Abimbola – Oyo State Command
• CP Olubode Ojajuni – Ogun State Command
• CP Michael Adegoroye Falade – Ekiti State Command
• CP Yemi John Oyeniyi – Delta State Command
• CP Haruna Alaba Yahaya – Jigawa State Command
• CP Muhammed Sanusi Ahmed – FCT Command
• CP Morkwap S. Dongshal – Taraba State Command
• CP Ahmed Mohammed Bello – Zamfara State Command
• CP Umar Ali Fagge – Katsina State Command
• CP Yakubu Useni Dankaro – Adamawa State Command
• CP Hayatu Shaffa Hassan – Sokoto State Command

Commissioners of Police (CPs) – Formations & Specialized Units

• CP Betty Enekpen Otimenyin – Welfare, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• CP Aina Adesola – Training Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• CP Akan Ezima – Director, NPF-NCCC, Abuja
• CP Abbas Sule – Special Protection Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• CP Ajo Geoffrey Ordue – INTERPOL, Abuja
• CP Mnwadiogbu Cletus – Deputy Commandant, POLAC
• CP Danjuma I. Yahaya – General Investigation, FCID Annex, Kaduna
• CP Sheik M. Danko – FCID Annex, Lagos
• CP Moses Ashu Otta – SWAT, Abuja
• CP Abdulrahim A. Shuaibu – Eastern Ports Authority
• CP Sarah Ehindero – Administration, FCID, Abuja
• CP Edwin Ogbegbghagha – Provost, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• CP Preye R. Egbe – INEC, Abuja
• CP Adebisi Bola Lateef – Master Printing, Lagos
• CP Bolou O. Etete – Community Policing, Research and Planning, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• CP Ojugbele E. Adebola – General Investigation, FCID Alagbon, Lagos
• CP Fidelis N. Ogarabe – INTERPOL Annex, Lagos
• CP Theodore C. Obasi – Deputy Commandant, Police College, Ikeja
• CP Eloho E. Okpoziakpo – Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos
• CP Kayode Uthman Magaji – K9, Dei-Dei, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• CP Markus Ishaku Basiran – Courses, POLAC
• CP Mohammed Babakura – Administration, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• CP Silas Bamidele Aremu – Safer Highway, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• CP Magaji Ismaila – Community Safety and Crime Prevention, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja
• CP Rebecca Uchenna Okereke – Director of Music, Force Headquarters, Abuja

IGP Disu urged the newly deployed officers to apply their experience and expertise in advancing professionalism, discipline, and public confidence in policing, stressing that effective leadership and strategic coordination remain central to tackling the country’s persistent security challenges.