Controversial Rivers Police Commissioner Mbu Removed, Redeployed to Abuja
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the removal of the controversial Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Joseph Mbu, and posted him to the Federal Capital Territory with immediate effect.
SaharaReporters had exclusively reported on Monday that the controversial cop, who had become a key figure in the political crisis in Rivers State, was slated for removal and reposting.
He will be replaced by Johnson (Tunde) Ogunsakin, who until the PSC announcement was the commissioner in charge of the Special Fraud Investigations Unit in Lagos.
The PSC also announced the redeployment of several other commissioners, all of them to take effect immediately.
PSC Chairman Mike Okiro urged all the officers to put in their best in their various commands in order to provide a secure environment for business and life to thrive.
See the press release below:
PRESS RELEASE
REDEPLOYMENT OF COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE
The Police Service Commission has approved the recommendations of the Inspector General of Police for the redeployment of thirteen (13) Commissioners of Police to various Commands nationwide:
| s/n | Rank | Name | Present Posting | Posted To |
| 1. | CP | AMBROSE AISABO, mni | PAP LAS | CP KWS |
| 2. | CP | FELIX O. UYANYA, mni | COMDT PCO | CP EKS |
| 3. | CP | JOHNSON OGUNSAKI | CP SFU | CP RVS |
| 4. | CP | ABDULMAJID ALI | CP EOD | CP IMS |
| 5. | CP | BENJAMIN U. ONWUKA | D/COMDT STAFFPOL JOS | CP KBS |
| 6. | CP | IBRAHIM MAISHANU | FHQ | CP OSS |
| 7. | CP | ADAMU IBRAHIM | DFS | CP ABS |
| 8. | CP | ADERENLE SHINABA | FHQ | CP KNS |
| 9. | CP | MBU JOSEPH MBU | CP RVS | CP FCT |
| 10. | CP | UMARU U. SHEHU | CP NAS | CP KDS |
| 11. | CP | A.J. ABAKASANGA, mni | CP INFO-TECH | CP ADS |
| 12. | CP | KALAFITE H. ADEYEMI | FHQ ABJ | CP TRS |
| 13. | CP | IBRAHIM IDRIS | FHQ ABJ | CP NAS |
The Chairman of the Commission, Sir Mike Mbama Okiro, equally admonished the newly redeployed officers to put in their best in their various Commands’ operations, so as to provide a secure environment for business and life to thrive.
Ferdinand U. Ekpe
AD(Press)
For: Hon. Chairman
6th February, 2014
