The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has approved a major redeployment of senior officers across the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), affecting commands, divisions, and specialized units nationwide. The directive, issued via a police wireless message from the Force Security Department in Abuja, takes effect from January 1, 2026.
According to the official communication, the shake-up involves the reassignment of numerous Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) and two Superintendents of Police (SUPOLs) to new operational and administrative roles. Officers from all states and key formations, including Mobile Police (MOPOL), Interpol, Anti-Human Trafficking, Maritime, Disaster Management, Intelligence, and Finance divisions, are impacted.
The redeployment also affects specialized units such as Bomb Disposal, K-9, Mounted Police, Airport, Railway, Education, and Training formations. The wireless directive was dispatched from the Force Secretariat (FORSEC) in Abuja on Tuesday morning.
Among the notable postings in Mobile Police formations are: ACP Kabiru Adeshina Akinroye to MOPOL 17, Akure; ACP Emmanuel Olusola Oyewole to MOPOL 33, Ado Ekiti; ACP Ogungbe Mi Igbekele to MOPOL 12, Minna; ACP Stephen Olusola Olatise to MOPOL 4, Ibadan; ACP Nnaji Agha Chima to MOPOL 26, Uyo; ACP Atanda Olubunmi Otitoola to MOPOL 59, Bajoga; ACP Alkali Lamido to MOPOL 58, Lafia; ACP Awoyale Olufemi Olayinka to MOPOL 16, Abeokuta; and ACP Obideyi Olusoji Abraham to MOPOL 13, Makurdi.
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Several ACPs have been moved to specialized units and Force Headquarters roles, including ACP Haruna Shehu Shagari to Anti-Human Trafficking (FCID Annex, Kaduna); ACP Ahahnana Gabriel Onuh to Interpol, Abuja; ACP Ogaarashi Chima to Operations Marine (FHQ, Abuja); ACP Ejiofor Grace Obiageli to Disaster Management Unit (FHQ, Abuja); ACP Umar Bashir Mohammed to Research & Development (FHQ, Abuja); ACP Obed Masoyi Ali to DFA FPM (FHQ, Abuja); ACP Salhu Aliyu to FedOps (FHQ, Abuja); and ACP Henry Yanet Kaboshio as Camp Commandant (FHQ, Abuja).
The redeployment also fills critical Area Commander positions across the federation. Key postings include ACP Ishaku Kwambla Hamman to Dikwa (Borno), ACP Ibrahim Usman Abdulkarim to Uromi (Edo), ACP Ajileye Ismail Bello to Metro (Kwara), ACP Tope Olaleye to Moniya (Oyo), ACP Tope Adewumi Oparinde to Osogbo (Osun), ACP Shehu Mohammed Aliyu to Askira Uba (Borno), ACP Chuks Hyginus Nwoke to Akwete (Abia), ACP Kememalafakumo Osuluku to Area ‘C’ Airport (Port Harcourt), ACP Sunday Oluwadare to Ogbere (Ogun), ACP Godwin Onyebuchi Mba to Ikere-Ekiti (Ekiti), ACP Ibrahim Tasiu to Tinnapa (Cross River), ACP Isiyaku Adamu to Ohaukwu (Ebonyi), ACP Mohammed Babamaudo Usman to Kaltungo (Gombe), ACP Tanko Yakubu Mahmud to Dala (Kano), ACP Sunday Ayoola Ikuelogbon to Iwaro Oka (Ondo), ACP Haliru Ibrahim to Dusima (Katsina), ACP Musa Akawu to Rano (Kano), ACP Mohammed T. Ogunrin to Agodi (Oyo), ACP Rasaq Omotayo Adegbite to Area ‘L’ Ilashe, and ACP Komolafe Omoniyi to Akure (Ondo).
Further postings cover State Commands, zonal divisions, and specialized operational units including X-Squad, CID, DFA, SID, POLAC courses, and railway operations. Several SUPOLs were also reassigned to AC DFA positions in different commands.
The IGP emphasized that all postings are with immediate effect (WIE) and reminded officers on higher duty posts to strictly adhere to the Force’s disciplinary protocols, including the proper display of rank only after official promotion.
This reshuffle is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen operational efficiency, enhance specialized capabilities, and maintain law and order across Nigeria.
