An internal police wireless message marked “Most/Immediate” reveals that former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, ordered the redeployment of several senior officers across key formations prior to handing over to Acting IGP Tunji Disu.
The redeployments include the removal of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Shem Dauwa Yahaya from the Office of the Inspector-General of Police. CSP Yahaya, who served as Principal Staff Officer (PSO) III to the IGP and second-in-command to PSO II, ACP Yemisi Kuti, was reassigned to serve as Commanding Officer of Protect Base 6 in Port Harcourt. Sources allege Dauwa previously worked closely under ACP Kuti, described as a close ally of the former IGP.
The signal, referenced CH.5660/FS/FHQ/ABJ/SUB.15/X, was issued from the Nigeria Police Force Secretariat in Abuja and circulated to numerous departments, including Finance and Administration, Operations, Logistics and Supply, the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Intelligence, Training and Development, ICT, and all zonal commands, state commands, and specialised units nationwide.
The directive mandated the immediate mobilization and demobilization of selected senior officers, with instructions for affected personnel to be formally notified and relieved of prior duties to assume new postings without delay. Other key redeployments include:
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CSP Guful Balmun Jibrin (AP/No. 118824): Transferred to serve as Commanding Officer of Terrorpol Base 8, Jos, a specialised counter-terrorism unit.
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CSP Martin William (AP/No. 118819): Removed from Terrorpol Base 8, Jos, and reassigned to Kaduna State Command.
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Superintendent of Police Dinfa Michael Nanvyap (AP/No. 190235): Transferred from Police Training School, Jos, to Mobile Police Squadron 13 in Makurdi.
The message further instructed the Computer, Establishment, and Records Departments to update official personnel records to reflect the changes.
The wireless directive was distributed across all relevant police structures, ensuring formal recognition and immediate implementation of the redeployments throughout the Nigeria Police Force.
CATEGORY: SECURITY, POLICE
TAGS: Nigeria Police Force, redeployment, Kayode Egbetokun, Tunji Disu, CSP Shem Dauwa Yahaya, Terrorpol, Mobile Police, police personnel changes, Force Headquarters
