Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has appointed Tunji Disu as the new commissioner of police (CP) in Rivers State, redeploying CP Nwonyi Emeka to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
Force spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi announced this on Thursday in a statement.
The IGP also ordered new postings for 14 assistant inspectors general of police and 24 commissioners.
The redeployment of Emeka from the Rivers State Police Command and the posting of Disu to the Command followed a political crisis that recently rocked the oil-rich South-South state.
Last week, some protesters demanded the redeployment of Emeka following former governor Nyesom Wike’s move to have Governor Sim Fubara impeached. The governor alleged that the police shot at him on his way to inspect a burnt section of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The police denied the allegation.
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Disu’s new appointment comes barely seven months after he was promoted alongside 32 others from the rank of deputy commissioners of police (DCPs) to commissioner of police (CPs) and was subsequently appointed by the IGP as his principal staff officer, leading and coordinating the security team attached to the IGP’s office and others.
Before now, Disu was the deputy commissioner of police, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja, and previously served at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for Rivers Command as the deputy head of the unit.
He was head of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and a former commander of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos State.
In a similar fashion, the IGP moved CP Mohammed Barde from Imo State Police Command to Safer Highways at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Barde was replaced with CP Danjuma Aboki. This comes days to the November 11, 2023 governorship poll in Imo State.
The IGP charged the newly posted officers to be professional and diligent in their duties.
