By Becky Momodu
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the posting of four new Commissioners of Police to Nasarawa, Plateau, Ondo and Enugu states following interviews to determine their suitability for the new assignments.
The postings were announced in a statement issued by Torty Njoku Kalu, Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Police Service Commission Headquarters, Abuja.
The newly posted commissioners are Sunday J. A. Okoebor, formerly Commissioner of Police, Police Accounts and Budget, Force Headquarters, who has been deployed to Plateau State; Fidelis Ogarabe, formerly CP INTERPOL Annex, Lagos, posted to Enugu State; Sheikh Mohammed Danko, formerly CP Force Intelligence Annex, Lagos, assigned to Nasarawa State; and Johnson Ayodeji Babalola, formerly CP Special Inquiry, Force Headquarters, Abuja, posted to Ondo State.
The PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu, who affirmed the postings, said the appointments were in line with Section 215(1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution, which empowers the Commission to appoint Commissioners of Police for each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
Argungu, who was represented by a Board Member, Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (JSC rtd), said the commissioners had been found worthy in learning and character following the interviews.
He urged the newly posted officers to discharge their responsibilities impartially and live up to the expectations of their new offices.
