Ayomide Awe
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of more than 100 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to various commands, formations, departments and specialised units across the country in a major shake-up of the Nigeria Police Force.
The redeployment, which affects operational, administrative, investigative and intelligence departments, was conveyed through an internal Police Wireless Message dated November 13, 2026, issued by the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The message, marked “MOST/IMMEDIATE” and referenced DTO: 131635/11/2026, was reportedly obtained by SaharaReporters.
According to the document, the postings were approved by the IGP under reference number TH.5361/FS/FHQ/ABJ/SUB.7/214, with affected formations directed to implement the changes and update their records accordingly.
The sweeping exercise covers several state commands, zonal formations, Police Mobile Force units, the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), the State Intelligence Departments and other specialised units.
Among the officers affected, ACP Rex Abiodun Enwelike was posted as Area Commander, Ozoro, Delta State, while ACP Raji Ganiyu was deployed to Area Command ‘J’, Ajah, Lagos State.
ACP Samuel Ijachi was appointed Commandant of the 70 Police Mobile Force in Kabba, Kogi State; ACP Ogunrin Mohammed Temitope was posted as Commandant of the 16 PMF, Abeokuta, Ogun State; while ACP Idris Bunu was assigned to head the 75 PMF in Obudu, Cross River State.
In Rivers State, ACP Olajike Samuel Olusola was deployed to the Department of Operations, while ACP Eluha Clever was posted as Area Commander, Ahoada.
Other notable postings include ACP Victor Olanrewaju Kalajaiye as Area Commander, Iwo, Osun State; ACP Sanusi Adamu as Area Commander, Yauri, Kebbi State; and ACP Yahaya Mainasara Maru as Area Commander, Metro, Kaduna State.
ACP Mohammed Abubakar was posted as Area Commander, Irua, Edo State, while ACP Ekundayo Olutekunbi was assigned to head the Area Command in Shagamu, Ogun State.
Similarly, ACP Francis Obigwa was posted as Area Commander, Agbara, Ogun State; ACP Ismaila Adamu Damagun as Area Commander, Ifo, Ogun State; ACP Gboya Abraham Gana as Area Commander, Egbeda, Oyo State; and ACP Yakubu Olufemi Kazeem as Area Commander, Afikpo, Ebonyi State.
The redeployment also affected several officers posted to investigative and intelligence formations.
ACP Bashir Sani was deployed to the Intelligence and Investigation Unit of the Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos, while ACP Temibra Taikumo Temikumo was assigned to its Administration Unit.
ACP Onanah Ari Umar was also posted to the Special Fraud Unit, while ACP Gilbert Ode Ogah was deployed to the Force Monitoring and Intelligence Unit in Lagos.
Others include ACP Mohammed Tanko Yakub, posted to the Legal Unit of the PSFU, and ACP Yusuf Mapindi, deployed to its Operations Unit.
At the Force Criminal Investigation Department, ACP Peter Ajah Oluohu was posted to the Anti-Fraud Section in Abuja, while ACP Stephen Onwochei was assigned to the General Investigation Unit of the FCID Annex in Kaduna.
ACP Ibrahim Tijjani Umara was deployed to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Benue State, while ACP Umar Ibrahim Wurno was posted to the SCID in Bayelsa State.
The intelligence restructuring also saw ACP Aremu Olusola posted to the State Intelligence Department in Kebbi State, ACP Shehu Usman to the corresponding department in Ebonyi State, and ACP Nasiru Adamu Kaila to the Bayelsa State command’s intelligence department.
ACP Wesleys Obed was assigned to the State Intelligence Department in Ekiti State, while ACP Aborode O. Tope was posted to the same department in Kwara State.
In Ogun State, the reshuffling also affected several operational formations, with ACP Francis Obigwa posted to Agbara, ACP Ekundayo Olutekunbi to Shagamu and ACP Ismaila Adamu Damagun to Ifo.
Other postings across the South-West include ACP Adeniyi Olurunwa Ogundele as Area Commander, Ilesha, Osun State; ACP Ibrahim Akinniyi as Area Commander, Ile-Ife, Osun State; and ACP Kenneth C. Anuebunwa as Area Commander, Igbeti, Oyo State.
ACP Kayode Kehinde Oyetunji was deployed to the Department of Operations in Oyo State, while ACP Babayo Adamu Sambo was posted as Area Commander, Agodi, also in the state.
Beyond state and area commands, the IGP’s directive extended to the Police Mobile Force, Force Headquarters and other specialised institutions.
ACP Murtala Saidu was posted to the Administration Unit of the Police Mobile Force at Force Headquarters, Abuja, while ACP Effiom Okon was deployed to the Administration Unit of the Force Intelligence Department.
ACP Yahaya Ibrahim was assigned to the Administration Unit of the Force Provost Marshal, while ACP Isah Kabiru was posted to the Administration Unit of the Department of Training and Development.
The Nigeria Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), under the Office of the National Security Adviser, also featured in the redeployment.
ACP George Friday Clement was deployed to the centre’s South-West operations, while ACP Kalu Uche Nnanna was posted as Assistant Director in Kaduna.
ACP Ibrahim Oyetundscr was also assigned to the centre’s South-South operations.
Other deployments included ACP Emmanuel Kayode to the Seme border formation, ACP Williams Oladiran Oladipo to the Police Library and Studies Unit in Jos, and ACP Daniel Wetben to the Litigation Unit of the Legal Department at Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The reshuffling further covered the X-Squad, which is responsible for addressing misconduct and other disciplinary issues within the police.
Among those posted to the unit were ACP Emmanuel Abuh in Kebbi State, ACP Hadi Musa in Niger State, ACP Reuben Onah in Bayelsa State, ACP Bukar Ali Abba in Anambra State and ACP Gaiya Ahmed in Kaduna State.
Several officers were also assigned to zonal operations and administrative departments across the country, including Zones 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15 and 16.
The final list included ACP Casimir Ihiezu, although the document did not clearly specify his new deployment in the portion of the wireless message reported.
The Force Headquarters directed all affected commands, formations and departments to give effect to the postings immediately and ensure that their administrative records were updated.
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