IGP Disu Redeploys AIGs As Moshood Jimoh Finally Gets Zone 2 Lagos Posting After Intense Lobbying
IGP Disu Redeploys AIGs As Moshood Jimoh Finally Gets Zone 2 Lagos Posting After Intense Lobbying
In a wireless message marked “Most Immediate” and dispatched from Force Headquarters Abuja, several Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) were reassigned to new commands and departments across the country.
The Inspector-General of Police, Olutunji Disu, has approved the redeployment of several senior officers across key departments and formations of the Nigeria Police Force, according to an internal wireless message from Force Headquarters, Abuja.
In a wireless message marked “Most Immediate” and dispatched from Force Headquarters Abuja, several Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) were reassigned to new commands and departments across the country.
The reshuffle saw AIG Ado Emmanuel move into Research and Planning at Force Headquarters, while Joseph Eribo was directed to Armament.
Miller G. Dantawaye was posted to Operations, and Henry Ifeanyi Uche to Training and Development. Olanrewaju Peter Ogunlowo was assigned to Accounts and Budget, while Dahiru Mohammed, took charge of Zone 15 in Maiduguri.
Dankombo F. Morris was sent to Zone 4 in Makurdi, and Bello Shehu to Zone 14 in Katsina.
Other postings included Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba to Legal Services, Ahmed Musa to Community Policing, and Olohundare Moshood Jimoh to Zone 2 Lagos.
Simeon U. Akpanudom, was redeployed to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex in Lagos, while Haruna Olufemi assumed responsibility for the Special Protection Unit at Force Headquarters.
The message instructed all formations to update their records accordingly, underscoring the urgency of the changes.
Earlier on Monday, SaharaReporters reported that senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force were set to be decorated today (Monday) following recent promotions, with newly elevated AIGs and Commissioners of Police (CPs) expected to formally assume their ranks.
Sources within the police hierarchy also told SaharaReporters that AIG Jimoh, the outgoing Lagos Police Commissioner, was still actively seeking to retain a strategic role within the state.
According to the sources, Jimoh was lobbying for a posting either as head of Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos Island or the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID) Annex in Alagbon, both considered influential positions within the police structure.
The Zone 2 Command oversees police operations in Lagos and Ogun states, while the FCIID Alagbon office serves as a major investigative hub handling high-profile criminal cases.
SaharaReporters previously reported that Jimoh was lobbying for redeployment as head of the FCIID Annex in Lagos.
This followed confirmation from police sources that his attempt to take charge of Zone 2 Police Command headquarters in Onikan, Lagos Island, amid ongoing shakeups and redeployments within the force, had failed.
However, subsequent information from police sources indicated that Jimoh had not abandoned his effort to assume command of the Zone 2 Police Command.
The Police Service Commission (PSC) recently approved the promotion of Jimoh and 12 Commissioners of Police to the rank of AIG, following written examinations and oral interviews conducted at the Commission’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja.
SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Jimoh, the outgoing Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, had been lobbying to remain in Lagos to head the Zone 2 Command.
Jimoh assumed office in February 2025 as the 41st Commissioner of Police in Lagos, succeeding Olanrewaju Ishola, who was redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that Tijani Fatai, a Lagos-born police officer, had been penciled down as a possible replacement for Jimoh as Lagos State Commissioner of Police.
Sources said Fatai, who currently serves as Commissioner of Police for the Eastern Ports Command, reportedly enjoys the support of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State.
