By Owolola Adebola
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has redeployed no fewer than 10 Commissioners of Police, CPs, to various states, in a new redeployment exercises carried out yesterday, a signal exclusively sighted by our Correspondent revealed.
Those affected include the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Babatunde Johnson Kokumo. He now heads the Edo State Police Command, as his colleague in Edo state, Mr Lawan Tanko Jimeta, goes to Bauchi State.
We exclusively gathered that Kokumo is going to a familiar terrain, as he was said to be in charge of Edo Police Command, CP in 2017.
The Ondo State Police boss,. Mr Undie J. Adie is now the Police Chief in charge of Osun state, while Mr. Bolaji Salami takes over from Adie.
Others are Oyo CP, Mr Shina Olukolu. He is now at the Police Anti- fraud Unit with Joe Enwonwu taking over from him at the Eleyele headquarters of the Oyo state police command.
Mr Philip Maku and Mr Amed Shehu have been appointed as CPs for Ebonyi and Gombe states respectively.
The only female CP appointed, Mrs Evelyn Peterside will take charge of Eastern Port, as CP Okon Ene is saddled with the unit of Explosive Ordinance Department, EOD.
Mr Bello Maikwashi goes to Airport Police Cmmand.
All the appointments take immediate effect.
