Odimmegwa Johnpeter/Abuja
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved and posted four Commissioners of Police (CPs) to various State Commands following a series of interviews that ascertained their fitness and suitability to undertake the tasks of their new offices. The event took place today at the Solomon Arase Conference Hall, PSC Headquarters, Abuja. This was contained in a statement signed by Torty Njoku Kalu, anipr, Head, Protocol and Public Relations, Police Service Commission Headquarters, Abuja.
The postings are as follows:
• CP Sunday J. A. Okoebor, fsi, PhD (Former CP Police Accounts and Budget FHQ) — CP Plateau State
• CP Fidelis Ogarabe (Former CP INTERPOL Annex Lagos) — CP Enugu State
• CP Sheikh Mohammed Danko, mnips (Former CP Force Intelligence Annex Lagos) — CP Nasarawa State
• CP Johnson Ayodeji Babalola (Former CP Special Inquiry FHQ Abuja) — CP Ondo State
The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu, while affirming the postings, noted that they “are in line with the provisions of Section 215(1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which empowers the Commission to appoint Commissioners of Police for each state of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.”
The Chairman, who was represented by Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (JSC rtd), a Board Member, noted that from the interviews, the Commissioners of Police have been found worthy in learning and character. He urged them to be impartial and live up to the expectations of their new offices.
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