Following the rising spate of killings and abductions in some states, including Kaduna, Imo and Edo states, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the deployment of new police commissioners to the aforementioned states.
CP Abutu Yaro, was deployed to the Edo State Police Command, CP Yekini Adio Ayoku, was deployed to Kaduna, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde was sent to Imo State, while CP Sikiru Akande Kayode, was deployed to Adamawa State.
The Ag. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known in a statement on Thursday, said the deployment is with immediate effect.
A brief bio of the affected officers shows that the new Edo State police boss CP Abutu Yaro, holds a B.A [Hons] from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He was appointed to the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1988. He had served as Commissioner of Police in charge of Zamfara and Imo State Police Commands, respectively.
The new Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Police Command, Sikiru Akande Kayode, holds a B.Sc in Political Science from the University of Benin. He joined the service of the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet ASP in 1990 and has served in various operational, investigative, and administrative capacities within the Force. He was head of Presidential/VIP Movement, State House Abuja and one-time Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Police Command.
CP Yekini Adio Ayoku, holds a B.Sc from the University of Ilorin. He is an indigene of Agbeyangi, Ilorin East Local Government Area, Kwara State. CP Ayoku enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet ASP in March 1990. He was a one-time Commanding Officer, 24 PMF Squadron, Presidential Guard and Escort.
CP Muhammed Ahmed Barde, the new Commissioner of Police, Imo State Police Command has served in Police College, Jos and Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano as DC Admin. He was one time head of Force CID, Annex, Enugu. Until his recent appointment, he was the Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Police Command.
The IGP charged the newly posted officers to hit the ground running in the areas of crime-fighting and public safety.