The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba on Wednesday ordered the immediate posting of Commissioner of Police (CP) Bartholomew Nnamdi Onyeka to Plateau State Command as the new CP-in-Charge of the State.
The posting, according to the IGP, follows the redeployment of CP Edward Egbuka to the Force Headquarters for other national engagements.
A source in the police force told The Nation that redeployment is connected with insecurity in the State.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, said: “The new Commissioner of Police, CP Onyeka, hails from Nkume, in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. He holds a B.A (Hons) in Public Administration and a Masters Degree in Defence Studies from Punjab University, India.
“He has attended several tactical and leadership courses within and outside Nigeria including Strategic Leadership and Command Course (SLCC), Police Staff College, Jos; Financial Malpractices Investigation Course; and Armed Conflict Management Course, Command Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State. He has served in various operational, investigative, and administrative capacities in Bauchi, Imo, Abia, Zamfara State Commands and Zone 1 Headquarters, Kano”.
The IGP, while assuring the people of Plateau State of the unrelenting commitment of the Police leadership to containing prevailing and emerging crimes in the State, charged the new Commissioner of Police to deploy his community-building experience in ensuring improved public safety and security of lives and property of the citizenry in the State.
His posting, the IGP said, is with immediate effect.
