PSC Announces Peter Opara As The New FCT Commissioner Of Police

PSC Announces Peter Opara As The New FCT Commissioner Of Police

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the appointment of CP Peter Opara as the new Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This appointment was confirmed in a statement from Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations at the PSC.

CP Opara takes over from CP Benneth Igwe, who has been promoted to Assistant Inspector General of Police and assigned to Zone 7 Abuja as the Zonal Assistant Inspector General of Police.

Opara, previously serving as CP in the Force Secretary’s office, has also held significant positions including Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Finance for the Imo State Command. His experience extends to being a Personal Assistant to former PSC Chairman, IGP Mike Okiro (Rtd).

His extensive career includes roles such as DCP of Legal Studies at the Police Academy (POLAC) in Wudil, Kano; Area Commander in Aba and Uyo; Area Crime Officer in Kubwa; and Senior Deputy Defence Adviser at Nigeria’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. He has also served as a Personal Assistant to both the Inspector General of Police and the Deputy Inspector General of Works and Operations, as well as the CP of Lagos State Command.

In addition to this appointment, the PSC has endorsed the Inspector-General of Police’s recommendation to appoint CP Festus Eribo as the new Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State Command, succeeding CP Miller Gagere Dantawaye. Dantawaye is among four Commissioners of Police recommended for reassignment.

CP Eribo, who holds a law degree from the University of Calabar, previously served as the Liaison Officer at the Police Service Commission and Assistant Commissioner for Federal Operations at Force Headquarters. His past roles include Area Commander for Area M and Area F in Lagos, and positions within the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Lafia, Nasarawa State, and Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State. He has also served as Deputy Commissioner for the Zonal CID in Zone 9, Umuahia, Deputy Commissioner of Operations for Kogi State Command, and Commissioner of Police in Taraba State.

The commission has also sanctioned the postings of four other Commissioners of Police across Abia, Lagos, and Ebonyi States.