Major Shake-Up As IGP Baba Appoints Acting DIG, Orders Three AIGs To Be Redeployed

Mr Bala Senchi, an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), has been appointed as the interim Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of the Department of Operations by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba.

Senchi becomes the DIG representing the North-West geopolitical zone, according to a statement issued by the acting Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday in Abuja.

He added that the IGP had also ordered the redeployment of three Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), namely Aji Janga of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Bala Ciroma of the Federal Operations (FEDOPS), and Ndatsu Mohammed of Zone 7 Abuja.

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The redeployments, according to Adejobi, were prompted by a recent void left by the retirement of some senior officers after their required years of service had expired.

Mr Zaki Ahmed, DIG representing the North-West geopolitical zone and immediate past DIG in-charge of Operations, and Mr John Abang, AIG Police Mobile Force, were among the retirees, according to the spokesman (PMF).

The new acting DIG in command of operations, he claims, is a professional police officer with a BA in History.

“The Kebbi native has held a number of command roles, including Commissioner of the Police Staff College in Jos and the Jigawa Command.

He was the AIG in-charge of Community Policing, Force Headquarters, Abuja, till his recent promotion/posting, he said.

Janga, the PMF’s new AIG, has a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Maiduguri and is a member of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, according to him (NIPSS).

“Janga, a Borno-born police officer, has previously held a number of strategic posts and attended a number of professional courses and workshops.

“Among other positions, he has held include AIG in-charge of Zone-10 Sokoto, Commissioner, Police Mobile Force, Federal Operations, and the Kogi command.

“He was the AIG in-charge of the Department of ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja, until his recent posting as the AIG in-charge, Police Mobile Force,” he stated.

The new AIG in command of FEDOPS, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja, joined the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, according to him.

Ciroma has a Bachelor of Science in Geography from the University of Maiduguri and a Post Graduate Certificate in Corruption Studies from Hong Kong University, according to him.

Ciroma, who is a member of the Certified Fraud Examiners, was the AIG Zone 7, Abuja, prior to his appointment as AIG FEDOPS.

“Among other things, he served as Commissioner of the FCT Police Command and Head of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),” he added.

The new AIG in command of Zone 7, Abuja, has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Sociology from Bayero University Kano and is a member of the National Disaster Management Board, according to Adejobi.

Mohammed, he said, had participated in a number of professional courses and seminars both in Nigeria and overseas.

He has held many leadership positions, including Commissioner, Anti-Fraud Section, Force Criminal Investigations Department, Abuja; Commissioner in the Enugu and Borno commands, according to him.

“He was the AIG in-charge of FEDOPS, Force Headquarters, Abuja, until his recent posting as the AIG Zone 7, Abuja,” Adejobi added.

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According to him, the IGP urged senior officers to use their considerable expertise and professionalism to the leadership of their respective Departments/Commands in order to improve the Force’s current repositioning.

The postings/redeployments, according to Adejobi, are effective immediately.