IGP Recommends Frank Mba, Idowu Owohunwa As Commissioners For Ogun, Lagos

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has recommended the redeployment of two commissioners of police.

He recommended Frank Mba and Idowu Owohunwa to the Police Service Commission for the office of Commissioners of Police, Ogun and Lagos Commands respectively.

This was contained in a letter dated January 24, 2023, and signed by Hafiz Inuwa, assistant inspector general of police.

While Owohunwa would be replacing Abiodun Alabi in Lagos, Mba is expected to take over from Lanre Bankole in Ogun.

The proposed redeployment comes less than a month before the elections.

Ikechukwu Ani, the spokesperson of the PSC, told newsmen that the IGP made a recommendation on the matter to the commission.

Ani said the commission is expected to consider the recommendation.

“I’m aware that there is a recommendation with the commission from the IGP, which the commission will consider,” the PSC spokesperson said.

The letter said the posting was part of the plan to strengthen the strategic and operational control of Lagos and Ogun commands.

“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 letter reads.

“The inspector-general of police is deploying the under-mentioned commissioners of police to strengthen the strategic and operational control of the commands.”

Mba, prior to his posting to Ogun, was the commissioner of police in charge of the border patrol force, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

Owohunwa was the principal staff officer of the IGP.