The Commissioner of Police, Abuja Command, Olatunji Disu, and 17 other senior police officers have been listed by the Police Service Commission (PSC) for promotion into the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (AIG) to fill the leadership vacuum in the law enforcement agency.
After his promotion, Disu is expected to be deployed by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to lead the Special Protection Unit at Force Headquarters in Abuja.
Others, who are expected to be promoted by the commission, have been shortlisted for redeployment by the IGP to different police formations and offices to continue service to the nation.
The officers expected to be promoted by the Commission after an interview scheduled to hold before next month CP Patrick Atayero who would be assigned to AIG, Zone 16, Yenagoa; CP Tolani Alausa to AIG, Zone 17, Akure; CP Mobolaji Olaiya, who is the son of late artiste, Moses Olaiya, will resume to AIG, INTERPOL, FHQ, Abuja; CP Musibau Ajani will be deployed to AIG, Directorate of ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja; CP Gyongon Grimah to AIG, Office of the National Security Adviser.
Others were CP Laolu Adegbeti will be redeployed to AIG INTERPOL FHQ Abuja; CP Clement Robert to AIG COMM POLICING R&P FHQ Abuja; CP Thomas Nabhon to AIG ONSA; CP Musa Mohammed to AIG Zone 3 Yola, CP Mohammed Dalinga to AIG CTU FHQ Abuja; CP Abubakar Aliyu to AIG zone 12 Bauchi; CP Fasuba Akinyele to AIG Investment FHQ Abuja; CP Musa Kareem to AIG FHQ ANNEX Lagos, CP Chukwudi Ariekpere to AIG FCID Annex Enugu, CP Aliyu Musa to AIG zone 14 Kastina, CP Godwin Eze to AIG DFA FHQ Abuja; and CP Abel Zwalchir to AIG Communication FHQ Abuja,
During their redeployment, the IGP, as gathered, would be redeploying seven serving AIGs to different formations where there were vacancies following the retirement of the previous officers manning the positions.
The seven senior police officers who would be redeployed were: AIG Margaret Ochalla to FCID Annex Lagos; AIG Abayomi Oladipupo to Zone 13 in Ukpo; AIG Fred Ekokotu to Zone 11 Osogbo; AIG Iwo-nemi Osigboka to Border Patrol Force FHQ Abuja; AIG Garba Ahmed to Dept. of Training and Development (DTD) FHQ Abuja; AIG Salman Dogo to Zone 5 Benin; and AIG Kanayo Uzuegbu to Zone 9 Umuahia.
Our correspondent gathered that the transfers followed the mass compulsory retirement of senior officers who had either completed 35 years of service or reached the 60-year age limit.
This was as the Police Service Commission on February 1 ordered the immediate retirement of all senior police officers who have reached the age of 60 or have served for more than 35 years in service.
However, a memo sighted on Wednesday by our correspondent showed that several Commissioners of Police have been shortlisted for redeployment to higher responsibilities to avoid a leadership vacuum.
The officers would be redeployed to various zones, specialised units, and the Force Headquarters in Abuja, covering key departments such as Border Patrol, Training and Development, INTERPOL, ICT, Counter-Terrorism, and Special Protection.
Some officers have also been deployed to lead policing zones across different states, while others have been assigned to the Police Academy and the Office of the National Security Adviser.
