Massive clean-up of force set to occur as Buhari orders redeployment of Police officers from Niger Delta
Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:56:am National
2.1K By Buchi Obichie
Signals emerging from the nation's capital yesterday, indicate that the new Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, may have received the green light from the Federal Government, to clean up the top hierarchy of the Police Force.
According to sources with knowledge on the matter, over 20 senior officers may be retired from the Force.
This development is coming on the heels of a recent order given by President Muhammadu Buhari, for a massive redeployment of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force stationed in the Niger Delta, following their inability to checkmate or contain the destructive activities of militants in the region.
Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIGs, who enlisted in the Force before the Acting IGP, make up the bulk of those to be retired.
Seven Deputy Inspectors General, DIGs, have already been retired, following the retirement of former IGP, Solomon Arase, after 35 years in service.
The redeployment of police officers from the Niger Delta is reportedly hinged on the alleged discovery that several billions of naira were distributed through a serving Major General in the Nigerian Army, who commanded a Joint Task Force in the area; showing that security agencies in the region had been compromised, and could hardly do much about the destructive acts of sabotage perpetuated by the Niger Delta Avengers and other militant groups.
The ordered redeployment would cut across all ranks of the force, down to Commanders, Squadron Commanders and other ranks.
Already, new Commissioners of Police, CP's, have been posted to some of the states, while others would follow suit.
According to sources with knowledge on the matter, over 20 senior officers may be retired from the Force.
This development is coming on the heels of a recent order given by President Muhammadu Buhari, for a massive redeployment of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force stationed in the Niger Delta, following their inability to checkmate or contain the destructive activities of militants in the region.
Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIGs, who enlisted in the Force before the Acting IGP, make up the bulk of those to be retired.
Seven Deputy Inspectors General, DIGs, have already been retired, following the retirement of former IGP, Solomon Arase, after 35 years in service.
The redeployment of police officers from the Niger Delta is reportedly hinged on the alleged discovery that several billions of naira were distributed through a serving Major General in the Nigerian Army, who commanded a Joint Task Force in the area; showing that security agencies in the region had been compromised, and could hardly do much about the destructive acts of sabotage perpetuated by the Niger Delta Avengers and other militant groups.
The ordered redeployment would cut across all ranks of the force, down to Commanders, Squadron Commanders and other ranks.
Already, new Commissioners of Police, CP's, have been posted to some of the states, while others would follow suit.
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