In a move to curb the prevailing insecurity in the country, Olukayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police, on Tuesday, directed no fewer than 54 Assistant Commissioners of Police to take over and re-invigorate intelligence departments of 36 States and 18 zonal commands.
Egbetokun, in a statement by the force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, explained that the decision was made to address growing criminalities nationwide, adding that the deployment takes immediate effect.
Adejobi, also an Assistant Commissioner of Police, quoted Egbetokun to have charged the newly deployed officers to be professional and apply their wealth of experience while discharging their duties.
He said, “The posting is premised on the zeal of the IGP to improve and enhance the effectiveness of the Intelligence Department at every level of the Force as a panacea to addressing the crime rate in the country, in line with his vision statement.
“It will be recalled that the IGP, on assumption of duty, reactivated the Presidential approval to upgrade the Force Intelligence Bureau to the status of a Department with the appointment of DIG Habu Sanni as the DIG in charge of the new Department of Force Intelligence.
“The IGP has, however, tasked the newly appointed Senior Officers to deploy all intelligence-based assets in combating crimes and criminality in their respective areas of responsibility.
“He has further charged them to entrench professionalism and apply their wealth of experience in the course of discharging their duties towards strengthening the already existing intelligence architecture of the Force. The posting is with immediate effect.”
