IGP Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, has ordered the appointment of CP Abutu Yaro as the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the Edo State Police Command.
The IGP also ordered the posting of CP Sikiru Akande Kayode, CP Yekini Adio Ayoku, and CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde to lead the Adamawa, Kaduna, and Imo State Police Commands, respectively, according to acting Force spokesman CPS Muyiwa Adejobi.
CP Abutu Yaro, the new Commissioner of Police for the Edo State Police Command, graduated from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria with a B.A [Hons] degree.
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He joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1988, according to the statement. He has worked with the Nigerian Police Force in numerous supervisory roles, including as Commissioner of
He was CP Force Provost Marshal, Force Headquarters, Abuja, till his latest appointment.
Adejobi disclosed that the new Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Police Command, Sikiru Akande Kayode holds a B.Sc in Political Science from the prestigious University of Benin. He joined the service of the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet ASP in 1990 and has served in various operational, investigative, and administrative capacities within the Force. He has served as the Officer-in-Charge of Presidential/VIP Movement, State House Abuja. He was equally a one-time Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Police Command. Until his appointment, he was CP ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
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“CP Yekini Adio Ayoku, psc [+], mni, holds a B.Sc from the University of Ilorin. He is an indigene of Agbeyangi, Ilorin East Local Government Area, Kwara State. CP Ayoku enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet ASP in March 1990. He has served in several capacities in the Nigeria Police with a great wealth of experience. He was a one-time Commanding Officer, 24 PMF Squadron, Presidential Guard and Escort. He has participated in peacekeeping operations and was decorated with the United Nations Medal for meritorious service in Kosovo. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police [IACP].
“CP Muhammed Ahmed Barde, the new Commissioner of Police, Imo State Police Command, is a versatile Police Officer. He has served in Police College, Jos and Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano as DC Admin. He equally served in Borno State Police Command as Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations. He was one time head of Force CID, Annex, Enugu. Until his recent appointment, he was the Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Police Command,” the statement added.
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IGP Alkali has charged the newly posted officers to hit the ground running in the areas of crime-fighting and public safety.
He also called for support and cooperation from members of the public to the new Police helmsmen to enable them perform optimally on their mandate.
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