Breaking: IGP Disu Orders Major Police Shake-Up, Releases New Deployment List

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the redeployment of senior officers across various strategic units of the Nigeria Police Force in a sweeping effort to improve operational efficiency, strengthen leadership, and enhance service delivery nationwide.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid, who explained that the exercise aligns with the Force’s goal of building a more effective command structure and ensuring proper deployment of personnel across Commands, Formations, and Departments.

The IGP urged the affected officers to apply their experience in their new roles while maintaining high standards of professionalism, discipline, and dedication to duty.

Under the new postings, several Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs) were assigned to key departments and state commands across the country.

AIGs were posted to various units at Force Headquarters in Abuja, including Research and Planning, Armament, Operations, Training and Development, Police Affairs, Legal Services, and Community Policing. Others were deployed to zones such as Maiduguri, Makurdi, Katsina, and Lagos, as well as specialized units like FCID and the Special Protection Unit.

Similarly, Commissioners of Police were redeployed to head state commands including Jigawa, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Adamawa, Lagos, Taraba, Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina, and the Federal Capital Territory. Others were assigned to departments such as Training, Welfare, Administration, Investigation, INTERPOL, SWAT, and various specialized policing formations.

Additional postings also placed CPs in key roles within FCID annexes, police colleges, ports authority, forensic units, community policing divisions, and other specialized departments across Abuja, Lagos, and Kaduna.

The Police Force described the exercise as part of ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening internal security operations and improving coordination across all levels of policing in the country.