Ime Akpan
The acting inspector general of police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu on Wednesday deployed seven deputy inspectors general of police to the six geo-political zones across the country ahead of the March 9 governorship and state legislative assembly elections.
The governorship election holds in 29 of the 36 states while municipal election will also take place in the Federal Capital Territory.
Force PRO, Mr. Frank Mba said in a statement in Abuja that in addition to the seven deputy inspectors general of police, 10 assistant inspectors general of police had been deployed to the police zonal commands and an additional 277 commissioners of police to complement the efforts of the respective commissioners of police in the thirty-six state commands and the FCT.
“With this deployment, each command now has additional three commissioners of police deployed to the three senatorial districts in their respective states of assignment which will form part of security management base for the command commissioners of police.
“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 local government area.
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,” said Mba.
He added that four 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,” he added.
The DIGs deployed to the geo-political regions, according to Mba are
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 CPs posted as Command CPs specifically for supervising the election are
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
