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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has named Commissioner of Police Fidelis Ogarabe as the new Commissioner of Police for Enugu State. It also appointed three other commissioners who will serve in Plateau, Nasarawa, and Ondo states.
Ogarabe previously held the position of Commissioner of Police at the INTERPOL Annex in Lagos. His appointment followed interviews conducted by the commission to evaluate the officers’ readiness and qualifications for their new roles.
The other commissioners assigned are CP Sunday J. A. Okoebor, who was formerly the Commissioner of Police for Accounts and Budget at Force Headquarters, now posted to Plateau State.
CP Sheikh Mohammed Danko, who previously served as Commissioner of Police at the Force Intelligence Annex in Lagos, has been assigned to Nasarawa State. Meanwhile, CP Johnson Ayodeji Babalola, who was part of the Special Inquiry Unit at Force Headquarters in Abuja, will now serve in Ondo State.
These new assignments were confirmed on Thursday during a meeting at the Solomon Arase Conference Hall at the PSC Headquarters in Abuja.
In a statement released on Thursday by Torty Kalu, Head of Protocol and Public Relations for the commission, it was noted that the appointments align with the commission’s constitutional responsibilities.
DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu, Chairman of the commission, stated that these deployments follow Section 215(1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution, which grants the PSC authority to appoint Commissioners of Police for each state and the Federal Capital Territory.
Argungu, represented by board member Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (retired), stated that the officers showed excellence in both learning and character.
He encouraged the newly assigned commissioners to carry out their duties fairly and meet the expectations of their positions.
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