The acting Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu has ordered the redeployment of Ahmed Abdulrahaman, the Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State and five others.
Aji Janga who was CP in Bauchi state will replace Ahmed Abdulrahaman who is now moved to Force Intelligence Bureau at the Force headquarters in Abuja.
DCP Frank Mba in Abuja, the National spokesman of the Police, disclosed this in a statement to Okay Nigeria on Wednesday evening.
He stated that the redeployment was part of efforts aimed at rejigging the fight against armed banditry, kidnapping and other sundry crimes across the nation, particularly in Kaduna and other contiguous States.
The statement read:
“The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commissioner of Police Kaduna Command, CP Ahmed Abdulrahaman from the State to the Force Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
“CP Aji Ali Janga, who until now was the Commissioner of Police in charge of Bauchi State, takes over as the new helmsman in Kaduna Command.”
“Other Commissioners of Police affected by the recent redeployment exercise include: CP Habu Sani Ahmadu, former CP Intelligence, who is now posted to Bauchi Command.
“CP Omololu Shamsudeen Bishi is redeployed from Benue State Police Command to the Central Criminal Registry (CCR), Alagbon Lagos.
“CP Mukadas Mohammed Garba moves from the Office of the National Security Adviser to Benue State Command as the new Commissioner of Police.
“The erstwhile CP in charge of CCR Alagbon, Lagos has now been moved to Force Headquarters, Abuja as the CP in charge of Armament.”
The IGP advised the newly posted CPs and other strategic commanders nationwide to take urgent steps towards initiating and implementing concrete crime prevention strategies aimed at re-dominating and reclaiming the public space under their watch from the activities of monstrous criminal elements in society.