The Acting Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the posting of CP Abutu Yaro, to Imo State as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the State. The posting of the new CP is in furtherance of efforts by the Police leadership towards strengthening security, tackling violent crimes and enhancing optimal coordination of policing operations within the State.

Abutu Yaro takes over from CP Nasiru Mohammed who has been redeployed to Western Port Authority, Lagos. He is expected to bring his experience in tackling bandits while as CP Zamfara to cuts the excesses of unknown gunmen believed to be members of IPOB. In statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, Zamfara State Police Command now has a new Commissioner of Police. He is CP Hussaini Rabiu.
Other Commissioners of Police affected by the new posting and redeployment are: CP John Amadi, who has been posted from Western Port Authority, Lagos to Airport Police Command, Ikeja, Lagos; CP Anderson Bankole who is now in charge of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos; and CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, posted to the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), Force Headquarters, Abuja as the Commissioner of Police, DFA.




