Major shakeup as PSC redeploys 4 CPs

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the redeployment of four Commissioners of Police to head various state commands, marking the fourth such reassignment within a month.

The officers affected by this latest move are Abaniwonda Olufemi, Peter Okpara, Gyogon Grimah, and Mustapha Bala.

Notably, Peter Okpara has experienced multiple transfers, having been reassigned to different commands in three of the recent redeployments. On September 14, the PSC had appointed Okpara to the Federal Capital Territory Command.

However, just days later, on September 19, another directive from Force Headquarters instructed him to report to Delta State Command instead, a position he is currently holding.

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Following this, Okpara was recently redeployed to Cross Rivers State, as stated by PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani. In the meantime, he was replaced at the FCT Command by Tunji Disu, who has yet to assume his duties in that role.

When contacted for an explanation regarding Disu’s delayed start, FCT Command spokesperson Josephine Adeh declined to comment.

In other changes, Abaniwonda Olufemi, who was recently posted to Rivers State Command, has now been returned to serve as the Commissioner of Police for Delta State Command.

Ani said, “The Police Service Commission has approved the postings of four Commissioners of Police to head State Commands in the Country.

“CP Abaniwonda Olufemi recently moved to Rivers State Command and has been returned as Commissioner of Police Delta State Command.

“CP Peter Ukachi Opara has finally been deployed to Cross Rivers State Command. He was earlier appointed the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command, moved to Delta State but has now been posted to head the Cross Rivers State Command.”

Ani also added that the present Katsina State Police Commissioner has been posted to Rivers, while Gyogon Grimah from Nasarawa State has been redeployed to Kaduna.

He said, “CP Mustapha Bala from Katsina State has been posted to Rivers State, while Gyogon Grimah from Nasarawa State has been posted to Kaduna State Command.

“The approval for the postings has been conveyed to the Inspector General of Police for implementation in a letter signed by Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu ( retd).”