By our reporter| The inspector-general of police, Mohammed Adamu, on Friday ordered the immediate redeployment of Rivers state police commissioner, Dandaura Mustapha.
In a statement, Frank Mba, force public relations officer, said Joseph Mukari has been appointed as the new police commissioner in the state while Mustapha is now the commissioner of police, provost at the force headquarters, Abuja.
The statement read, “The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has ordered the posting and redeployment of the following Senior Police Officers to Command/Formation/Department indicated against their names:
CP Dandaura Mustapha – CP Provost FHQ, Abuja
CP Joseph Gobum Mukan, psc(+) – CP Rivers Command
CP Musa Adze, fdc – CP Anti-Fraud Unit
“The IGP charges the affected Commissioners of Police to diligently and professionally discharge their duties in their new areas of responsibilities.
“The posting and the redeployment of the affected Senior Police Officers is with immediate effect.”
Wike on Friday ordered the arrest and quarantine of 22 Exxon Mobil staff who entered the state from Akwa Ibom for allegedly violating the executive order on lockdown.
A week before, he also ordered the arrest of two pilots of Caverton Helicopters for flying some oil workers into the state during the lockdown.
It is not clear if the above incidents played any role in the deployment of the commissioner.
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