The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, has recommended the appointments of Mr. Frank Mba and Idowu Owohunwa as the next Commissioners of Police for Lagos and Ogun States respectively.
Frank Mba is currently the Commissioner of Police in charge Federal Border Patrol branch at the department of operations while Idowu Owohunwa is currently the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the IGP.
The IGP made the recommendation for the two CPs to the Police Service Commission, PSC, in a letter dated January 24, 2023, signed by the Force Secretary, AIG Hafiz Inuwa, and has since been delivered to the Police Service Commission for activation.
The letter said the postings were part of a concerted effort by the IGP to strengthen the strategic and operational readiness of the Police force in Lagos and Ogun commands.
The letter reads: “I am directed to humbly write and forward the proposed posting of the under-mentioned commissioners of police to State Commands indicated against their names for the Commission’s kind consideration and approval”.
“The Inspector General of Police is deploying the under-mentioned Commissioners of Police to strengthen the strategic and operational control of the commands.”
Mba will be taking over from CP Abiodun Alabi in Lagos State while Owohunwa, will be taking over from CP Lanre Bankole in Ogun State.
