With less than 48 hours to the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, the controversial police officer posted to oversee Lagos and Ogun states recently, Mbu Joseph Mbu, alongside 15 other Deputy Inspectors-General (DIG), was yesterday redeployed by the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Mr Suleiman Abba.

Mbu, an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, and 15 other colleagues were redeployed according to a statement issued yesterday by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu. He said the posting is to supervise the governorship and House of Assembly elections.

The statement reads in part, “In addition to the deployment of six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police to coordinate police activities in the six geo-political zones, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Suleiman Abba, has deployed Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to supervise the April 11, 2015 gubernatorial elections in the following states listed against their names:

“1. AIG Usman A. Gwary- Abia State

AIG Olufemi Adenaike- Kwara State
AIG Mbu J. Mbu- Ogun State
AIG Patrick Dey Dokumor- Kaduna State
AIG Tambari Y. Muhammed- Jigawa State,
AIG Mohammed Jinjiri Abubakar- Gombe State,
AIG Ikemefuna R. Okoye- Oyo State
AIG Tunde Ogunsakin- Rivers State
AIG Jubrin O. Adeniji- Bauchi State
AIG Yerima Irimiya- Imo state
AIG Baba Adisa Bolanta- Akwa Ibom State
AIG Lawal Tanko-Lagos State
AIG Ballah M.- Nasarawa Benue State
AIG Musa Abdulsalam Daura- Edo State
AIG Aderele T. Shinaba- Plateau State
Bala A. Hassan- Sokoto State.”

According to the statement, the following Commissioners of Police were also deployed for election duties to states indicated as follows;

Anambra State – CP Sam Okaula
Ekiti State – CP E. J.Ibine
Enugu State – CP Adamu Mohammed
Osun State – CP Valentine Ntomchukwu.
It added that, “the IGP has deployed a commissioner of police to command each of the senatorial zones of the following states; Gombe, Bauchi, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Benue, Edo, Plateau and Sokoto.



IGP Deploys 4 Special Units To Rivers

“For Rivers State, the following Special Units of the Nigerian Police Force have been deployed to address security concerns. These are; 32 Units of Police Mobile Force (PMF), 4 Units of Counter terrorism Units (CTU), 4 Units of Special Protection Units (SPU) and 6 Crack Teams of Detectives from Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) and complements of Intelligence officers.”

The exercise takes immediate effect.



IGP Issues No Movement Order

Meanwhile, the inspector-general of police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered a restriction of movement during Saturday’s governorship and state House

of Assembly elections.

Abba gave the order yesterday in a statement by the Force spokesman,

CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, in which he disclosed that the restriction will

begin from 8am to 5pm on Saturday, April 11, 2015 only.

Ojukwu however, disclosed that the restriction excludes the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as well as vehicles on essential duties such as Fire Service, ambulances and vehicles used by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and law enforcement/security agencies.

“In a bid to further ensure safety and security in the forthcoming Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections holding on Saturday, April 11, 2015, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Suleiman Abba, has ordered a restriction of vehicular movement in all the 36 States of the Federation from 8am to 5pm on Saturday, April 11, 2015 only.

“This restriction excludes vehicles on essential duty such as Fire Service, Ambulances and vehicles used by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and law enforcement/security agencies.

There is no restriction of vehicular movement in the Federal Capital Territory as there is no election taking place there on the said date,” he said.

The IGP assured that adequate security logistics and manpower have been strategically deployed to achieve a most conducive electioneering atmosphere, stressing that policemen for election duty have been properly briefed on their roles as stipulated in the Electoral Act and are expected to be professional, non-partisan, civil but firm in their approach and relation to the public.

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AIG Mbu olori ibu.

I hope they settle down quickly to ensure that their locations are violent free during the elections. I really hope that they coordinate well ,this re-shuffle I'm thinking so close to election might not give them ample time to acquaint with their location especially volatile areas that need more security personnel,or is this a ploy to remove them from familiar territories to avoid them being used by desperate politicians?

Few hours to the Local Elections??

Not a good move.

He will sure be outsmarted by the locals coz even his men won't be too free to brief him on recent Local happenings coz of his (mbu) personality.

NB: DON'T LET MBU CATCH YOU IN THE ACT.

See as hausa name full every where
Are them d only piple in police force

Ds one nigeria is a big cheat

just purchased my life jacket from basket mouth, ready for the lagoon party. chief host oba akiolu the coordinating oba of no man's land.

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Clears throat. . Is this still The Nigerian Police Force? Or is it now The Northern Police Force? And before I am accused of tribalism, check the stats. Police comissioners, AIGs, DIGs IGs! Even the DPO in charge of my local police station in the east is one Mohammed something! Hello!? Am I missing something somewhere? Maybe the annointed ones pass police exams more than others, abi

Buhari should make MBU EFCC chairman. I see more of "IdiAgbonism" in Mbu's attitude to work and I'm sure buhari needs such man if he really wanna sanitize Naija. Others are Jega, Ngige, Hamza mustapha(Abacha ADC), Prof Ilochi Okafor (former unizik VC) etc. My opinion though

fastguy10:
See as hausa name full every where
Are them d only piple in police force

Ds one nigeria is a big cheat

Oh! Didn't even see your post before I posted mine. . If na immigration now, Punch and Daily Trust will be churning out screaming headlines on minute basis. . God dey sha. .

Policing in Nigeria needs decentralization. These AIGs needs time to familiarize themselves with the states before settling down, this redeployment is needless in my view.community policing is the best option we need to go for.

I wonder the kind of pepper soup Amaechi must be cooking for this "Lion Tamer" right now.

IdiAmin1:
Buhari should make MBU EFCC chairman. I see more of "IdiAgbonism" in Mbu's attitude to work and I'm sure buhari needs such man if he really wanna sanitize Naija. Others are Jega, Ngige, Hamza mustapha(Abacha ADC), Prof Ilochi Okafor (former unizik VC) etc. My opinion though

so you think mbu doesn't collect bribe or what?

Why not Borno? Ogun is a relatively peaceful place.

change every were. everybody wants to please buhari

Is Mbu still in police force? I thought he has left as we have not heard of him lately. Is like Lagos really can put him to where he belong.

fastguy10:
See as hausa name full every where
Are them d only piple in police force

Ds one nigeria is a big cheat

Bigot Alert!!!!!

what were u expecting?

what you see there are officers from Northwest, North-Central, North-East, South-East, South-West, South South.
The Northern tribes bear similar names unlike the Southern tribes.

fastguy10:
See as hausa name full every where
Are them d only piple in police force

Ds one nigeria is a big cheat

And some Igbos still want me to support the fraud called Nigeria

fastguy10:
See as hausa name full every where
Are them d only piple in police force

Ds one nigeria is a big cheat

you ar free to joing the police force nobody hold you back....most you bring tribe in wat ever you aR doing

This is good, very good. His azz should have been redeployed to Maiduguri

Eleribu jatijati

good. One of his last official duties prior to his retirement later this year.

Mbu Sai Baba is coming for you.

I was driving down the street of Lagos around 11pm and one police man stopped men and decided to roger me for bribe, then i came out and said., you dont like your job, do you know who the new president is? he is a tough man, im not paying a dime, the police calmly looked at me, he said you know what, you know your right, welcome to the new Nigeria, they gave me a presidential escort down to my house,

Nna this change and new Nigerian things dey sweet my belle oooo

I SEE

I want to become a member of PDP how do i go about it ..... i know is not related to this post.

Kikikikikikkikikikikikikik is the man scared of the lagoon

Thinking out loud.

This guy will leave NPF unceremoniously. What I want is amechi should be made police commission minster so other civil servant can know they have carrer while politician have tenure.

He has finished his underground work in Lagos for JK. Going for the last fight in Ogun. Mbu is a gallant police officer. Mbu for Nobel Peace Price.