By Felix Mordi
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday, 5 November, 2026, approved the posting of four Commissioners of Police (CPs) to various state commands.
The posting, which was sequel to series of interviews to ascertain the officers’ fitness and suitability to undertake the tasks of their new offices took place at the Solomon Arase Conference Hall, PSC Headquarters, Abuja, the Commission’s Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Njoku Kalu, disclosed in a statement.
According to the statement, CP Sunday J. A. Okoebor, fsi, PhD, formerly CP Police Accounts and Budget FHQ), is the new CP of Plateau State, while CP Fidelis Ogarabe, who before now was CP INTERPOL Annex, Lagos, is CP Enugu State.
CP Sheikh Mohammed Danko, mnips, formerly CP Force Intelligence Annex, Lagos), now heads Nasarawa State Police Command; and CP Johnson Ayodeji Babalola, former CP Special Inquiry, FHQ, Abuja), is now Ondo State Police boss.
The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu, while affirming the postings, noted that they “are in line with the provisions of Section 215(1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which empowers the Commission to appoint Commissioners of Police for each state of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.”
The Chairman, who was represented by Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje (JSC rtd), a Board Member, noted that from the interviews, the Commissioners of Police have been found worthy in learning and character.
He urged them to be impartial and live up to the expectations of their new offices.
