Massive Police Reshuffle: Disu Reassigns Over 100 ACPs To Commands And Specialised Units

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the redeployment of more than 100 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to various commands, formations and specialised units across the country.

The postings, contained in an internal police wireless message dated November 13, 2026, affect officers serving in operational, administrative, investigative and intelligence departments of the Nigeria Police Force.

According to Bush Radio Academy, the directive originated from the Force Headquarters in Abuja and was marked “MOST/IMMEDIATE”. The communication, referenced DTO: 131635/11/2026, also carried reference number TH.5361/FS/FHQ/ABJ/SUB.7/214.

The message was circulated to several police formations, including the Force Criminal Investigation Department, zonal and state commands, Police Mobile Force, Intelligence Response Team, Special Tactical Squad and INTERPOL section. Affected commands, departments and formations were directed to update their records to reflect the new postings.

Under the new arrangement, ACP Rex Abiodun Enwelike was posted as Area Commander in Ozoro, Delta State, while ACP Raji Ganiyu was assigned to Area Command J in Ajah, Lagos State. ACP Samuel Ijachi was named Commandant of the 70 Police Mobile Force in Kabba, Kogi State; ACP Ogunrin Mohammed Temitope was posted to the 16 Police Mobile Force in Abeokuta, Ogun State; and ACP Idris Bunu was assigned to the 75 Police Mobile Force in Obudu, Cross River State.

ACP Olajike Samuel Olusola was posted to the Department of Operations in Rivers State, while ACP Eluha Clever was named Area Commander in Ahoada, Rivers State. ACP Oluwale Fabelurin Joseph was assigned to the 29 Police Mobile Force in Awka, Anambra State, while ACP Yusuf J. Abdullahi was posted to the Department of Administration in Kebbi State.

Other appointments include ACP Victor Olanrewaju Kalajaiye as Area Commander in Iwo, Osun State; ACP Sanusi Adamu as Area Commander in Yauri, Kebbi State; ACP Esther Nnaiwu and ACP Aremu Sikiru Adeniran to the Department of Operations in Anambra State; ACP Patrick Chukwuma Agbazue as Commandant of the 55 Police Mobile Force in Aba, Abia State; and ACP Aremu Olusola to the State Intelligence Department in Kebbi State.

ACP Yahaya Mainasara Maru was posted as Area Commander, Metro, in Kaduna State, while ACP Bashir Sani was assigned to the Intelligence and Investigation Unit of the Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos. ACP Temibra Taikumo Temikumo was posted to the unit’s Administration Unit, ACP Onanah Ari Umar to the Special Fraud Unit, ACP Gilbert Ode Ogah to the Force Monitoring and Intelligence Unit in Lagos, and ACP Mohammed Tanko Yakub to the Legal Unit of the Police Special Fraud Unit.

In other deployments, ACP Murtala Saidu was assigned to the Administration Unit of the Police Mobile Force at Force Headquarters in Abuja. ACP Ibrahim Tijjani Umara was posted to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Benue State, while ACP Mustapha Mohammed Lawal was assigned to the Administration Unit of the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex in Kaduna.

ACP Hadiza Ado was posted to the Department of Operations, Zone 3, Yola; ACP Yusuf Mapindi to the Operations Unit of the Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos; and ACP Danjuma Ribah Garba to the Department of Operations, Zone 5, Benin.

The postings also assigned ACP Babandi Ajiya to the Administration Unit of the Police College of Management and Strategic Studies; ACP Garga Ibrahim Audu to the Department of Finance and Administration, Zone 6, Calabar; and ACP Effiom Okon to the Administration Unit of the Force Intelligence Department at Force Headquarters, Abuja.

ACP Mohammed Abubakar was named Area Commander in Irua, Edo State, while ACP Shehu Usman was posted to the State Intelligence Department in Ebonyi State. ACP Peter Ajah Oluohu was assigned to the Anti-Fraud Section of the Force Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja, while ACP Abdulaziz Madawaki was named Deputy Commandant in Oyin-Akoko, Ondo State.

Further assignments include ACP Kayode Kehinde Oyetunji to the Department of Operations in Oyo State; ACP Emmanuel Kayode to the Seme border formation; ACP Kolawole O. Aremu to the Department of Finance and Administration in Ebonyi State; and ACP Olakunle Fabul uje to the Zonal Intelligence Department, Zone 10, Sokoto State.

Other senior officers affected by the exercise include ACP Abdulkadir Wada, posted as Area Commander in Umuoma, Imo State; ACP George Friday Clement, deployed to the South-West office of the Nigeria Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons under the Office of the National Security Adviser; and ACP Michael Kayode Fadipe, assigned to the Department of Operations, Zone 6, Calabar.

ACP Gboya Abraham Gana was named Area Commander in Egbeda, Oyo State, while ACP Yakubu Olufemi Kazeem was posted to Afikpo, Ebonyi State, and ACP Frank Azubuike Amobi to Owo, Ondo State.

The redeployment further assigned ACP Kenneth Iyayi as Area Commander in Lokoja, Kogi State; ACP Emmanuel Abuh to the X-Squad in Kebbi State; and ACP Yahaya Ibrahim to the Administration Unit of the Force Provost Marshal at Force Headquarters, Abuja.

ACP Titus Kehinde Adewale was posted as Area Commander in Lantang, Plateau State, while ACP Wesleys Obed was assigned to the State Intelligence Department in Ekiti State. ACP Ekundayo Olutekunbi was named Area Commander in Shagamu, Ogun State, and ACP Francis Obigwa was posted to Agbara, also in Ogun State.

ACP Ishaq A. Ibrahim was assigned as Commandant of the 57 Police Mobile Force in Ukana, while ACP Nasiru Adamu Kaila was posted to the State Intelligence Department in Bayelsa State. ACP Doris U. England was assigned to the Department of Operations in Kogi State, ACP Umar Ibrahim Wurno to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Bayelsa State, ACP Reuben Onah to the X-Squad in Bayelsa State, and ACP Emilia Mami was named Area Commander in Ezinithitte, Imo State.

The list also included ACP Kenneth C. Anuebunwa as Area Commander in Igbeti, Oyo State; ACP Adejokun Ademola as Area Commander in Ringim, Jigawa State; and ACP Hadi Musa to the X-Squad in Niger State.

ACP Ibrahim Usman was posted to the Department of Operations, Zone 7, Abuja, while ACP Aborode O. Tope was assigned to the State Intelligence Department in Kwara State. ACP Abdullahi Usman was named Area Commander, Eastern Port, in Port Harcourt; ACP Efanga Offiong was posted to the Department of Operations, Zone 9, Umuahia; and ACP Godwin Oko Onah was assigned to the Department of Finance and Administration of the Railway Police in Lagos.

Other officers include ACP Kalu Uche Nnanna, posted as Assistant Director at the Nigeria Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons under the Office of the National Security Adviser in Kaduna; ACP Bello Oro, assigned to the Department of Operations in Ebonyi State; and ACP Lewi Suleiman, named Area Commander in Orifite, Anambra State.

ACP Kumzi Naniwat was posted to the Zonal Criminal Investigation Department, Zone 6, Calabar, while ACP Chukwu Chimeze was assigned to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Railway Police. ACP Anthony Omogbemi Alabi was named Area Commander in Geidam, Yobe State.

The postings further assigned ACP Mohammed Hadi Nguru to the X-Squad, Zone 15, Maiduguri; ACP Ismaila Adamu Damagun as Area Commander in Ifo, Ogun State; and ACP Odunayo Moruf Liasu as Area Commander in Munguno, Borno State.

ACP Bukar Ali Abba was posted to the X-Squad in Anambra State, while ACP Musa Mohammed Saleh was assigned to the Department of Operations of the Airport Police in Lagos. ACP Adeniyi Olurunwa Ogundele was named Area Commander in Ilesha, Osun State; ACP Ibrahim Akinniyi in Ile-Ife, Osun State; and ACP Seyi Williams Olubuyi in Akwanga, Nasarawa State.

Also affected were ACP Gaiya Ahmed, posted to the X-Squad in Kaduna State; ACP Suleiman A. Yandaki, assigned to the Intelligence Unit of the Force Intelligence Department at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex in Lagos; and ACP Sani Ahmed, posted to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Ekiti State.

ACP Yusuf Ali was assigned to the Zonal Intelligence Department, Zone 16, Yenagoa, while ACP Ezenware N. Kenneth was posted to the Administration and Operations Department at Force Headquarters, Abuja. ACP Babayo Adamu Sambo was named Area Commander in Agodi, Oyo State, while ACP Ibrahim Oyetundscr was assigned to the Operations Unit of the Nigeria Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the South-South, under the Office of the National Security Adviser.

The final group listed in the communication included ACP Tobi Debakeme, posted as Area Commander in Ilofa, Kwara State; ACP Segun Adedayo Oluwaseyi as Area Commander in Pankshin, Plateau State; and ACP George Edore to the Department of Finance and Administration in Kwara State.

ACP Williams Oladiran Oladipo was assigned to the Police Library and Studies Unit in Jos, while ACP Salawu Olayinka was posted to the Department of Finance and Administration in Sokoto State. ACP Abraham Yisa was assigned to the Department of Operations, Western Port, Lagos.

Other officers in the final group included ACP Isaac Olumbambo Fabiyi, posted to the Department of Operations, Zone 12, Bauchi; ACP Gowon Boka as Area Commander in Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State; ACP James Nwosu as Area Commander in Isuikwuato, Abia State; and ACP Sati Abari as Area Commander in Daudu, Benue State.

ACP Daniel Wetben was assigned to the Litigation Unit of the Legal Department at Force Headquarters, Abuja, while ACP Stephen Onwochei was posted to the General Investigation Unit of the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex in Kaduna. ACP Lateef Tunde Akanbi was named Area Commander in Ang Damasak, Borno State.

The remaining assignments listed include ACP Musa Azi to the Administration Unit, Zone 12, Bauchi; ACP Ikechukwu Ogoegbunam to the X-Squad in Bauchi State; ACP Usman Musa as Area Commander in Wukari, Taraba State; and ACP Awus Ofor Anje as Area Commander in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State.

ACP Isah Kabiru was posted to the Administration Unit of the Department of Training and Development at Force Headquarters, Abuja, while ACP Azogor Edu was assigned to the Department of Operations, Zone 2, Lagos. ACP Casimir Ihiezu was also named in the communication, although the supplied details did not specify his new assignment.

The redeployment represents a major reshuffling of senior police personnel across several commands and specialised formations nationwide, with affected units directed to update their records in line with the new postings.