By Faith Chondol
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has deployed Commissioner of Police Sunday J. A. Okoebor as the new Commissioner of Police in Plateau State, alongside three others posted to Enugu, Nasarawa and Ondo states.
The commission announced the postings in a press release issued on Thursday, November 5, 2026, following interviews conducted to assess the officers’ fitness and suitability for their new assignments.
According to the PSC, Okoebor, formerly Commissioner of Police, Police Accounts and Budget at Force Headquarters, Abuja, will take charge of the Plateau State Police Command.
Other postings include CP Fidelis Ogarabe, formerly of INTERPOL Annex, Lagos, who has been deployed to Enugu State; CP Sheikh Mohammed Danko, formerly of Force Intelligence Annex, Lagos, posted to Nasarawa State; and CP Johnson Ayodeji Babalola, formerly of Special Inquiry, Force Headquarters, Abuja, deployed to Ondo State.
The PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu, affirmed the postings, saying they were made in accordance with Section 215(1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which empowers the commission to appoint Commissioners of Police for state commands and the Federal Capital Territory.
Argungu, who was represented by a board member, Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (JSC, rtd), said the officers had demonstrated competence in learning and character during the interviews.
He charged the newly deployed commissioners to remain impartial and uphold the standards expected of their respective offices.
The statement was signed by Torty Njoku Kalu, Head of Protocol and Public Relations at the Police Service Commission, Abuja.
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