New AIG Zone 15 assumes office as Borno gets new CP

The newly-appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 15, Maiduguri, Borno State, Abdu Umar, has assumed duties on Monday.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that he was the Commissioner, Borno State Police Command before his elevation.

Speaking after assuming office, Umar said the appointment was his seventh posting to Borno State.

He explained that he once served as Area Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Deputy Commissioner of Police Administration (twice) and Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations.

He said he would leverage on his experience and the synergy that existed among security agencies in the zone for maximum result.

“I will go by mission and vision of the new Acting IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, for greater improvement of the Nigeria Police,” Umar said.

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NAN reports that the new Commissioner of Police for Borno State, Yusufu Mohammed, has also assumed office as the 43rd CP.

In his remarks, Mohammed said he felt honoured and privileged about the appointment, which he described as a call to duty.

He said the IGP’s vision and mission statement anchored on restoring public trust by upholding highest standard of professionalism and ethics would be the road map of Borno State Police Command under his watch.

He said: “To achieve this laudable objective, the command will pursue policing excellence by emplacing enablers for result-oriented police service in tackling crimes and criminalities in policing the state.

“The restoration of civil authority in Borno State has provided a veritable ground for the practice of community policing through community inputs in identifying policing priorities and problem-solving approach in active collaboration with other security agencies and relevant stakeholders.”