From Haruna Tula- Abuja/Monday Ochuko – Asaba

The Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday 5/8/26, approved posting of AIG Auwal Musa Mohammed as Commandant of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, and eight Commissioners of Police (CPs), to various State Commands.

AIG Auwal Musa Mohammed is an officer with over 33 years of experience in operations, investigations, intelligence-led policing and training. He holds a BSc in Political Science and an MSc in Public Policy from Bayero University Kano. He has served as Commandant Police College Maiduguri, CP Bauchi, and AIG Zone 3 and Zone 6, and member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

The eight CPs deployed are: CP Afolabi Wilfred Olutokunbo formerly CP Admin, Training & Development, now CP Abia; CP Ayodeji Faniyan, formerly CP Admin, Police Cooperative Lagos now CP Plateau; CP Saka Adewale Ajao formerly CP Admin, FCID Annex Gombe now CP Bayelsa; CP Ajo Geoffrey Ordue formerly CP INTERPOL Abuja now CP Cross River; CP Nnanna Oji Ama formerly CP Intelligence now CP Anambra; CP Patrick Daaor formerly CP Admin, FID Abuja now CP Edo; CP Tijani Murtala now CP Jigawa and CP Samuel Erale Etaifo now CP Delta.

The postings follow promotions of former CPs and are aimed at sustaining operational exigencies.

Speaking at the session, Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (JSC,rtd), a Board Member and Hon Commissioner 1, in the Commission, who precided over the meeting, charged the officers to stand firm, uphold the rule of law, and remain neutral and diligent. Other Board members who were in attendance included Alhaji Abdulfatah Mohammed, Hon. Justice Christine Ladi Dabup (rtd), and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission.

The SUPREME learnt that one of the reasons the out going CP Delta State, CP Yemi Oyeniyi was removed was because of public outcry of alleged corruption among officers of the command.
In addition, some residents of Delta State, were said to have constantly complained bitterly of incessant raids affecting some innocent residents.

The SUPREME also learnt that, there was an allegation of extortion of ₦500,000 by a policeman. Yet, another allegation of extortion of ₦1.2million from a community in lsoko South Local Government of the state.
More importantly, the gruesome murder of a young man at Effurun that almost resulted in nation wide violent protest, like that of the #EbdSARS that paralysed activities in the country.

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