An internal police wireless message marked “Most/Immediate” has revealed that former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, ordered the redeployment of several senior officers across key formations shortly before handing over to the current Acting IGP, Tunji Disu.
The redeployments included the removal of Chief Superintendent of Police Shem Dauwa Yahaya from the Office of the Inspector-General of Police.
Sources at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters disclosed that CSP Shem Dauwa Yahaya, AP/No. 86216, who served as Principal Staff Officer III to the IGP and second-in-command to PSO II, ACP Yemisi Kuti, was transferred to Commanding Officer, Protect Base 6, Port Harcourt.
The order effectively removed him from the Inspector-General’s office and reassigned him to a field command position.
Insiders who spoke with Sahara Reporters alleged that Dauwa worked directly under ACP Yemisi Kuti, whom they described as a close ally of the former IGP.
The wireless message, referenced CH.5660/FS/FHQ/ABJ/SUB.15/X and issued from the Nigeria Police Force Secretariat in Abuja, was circulated to an extensive list of police departments and commands nationwide.
These included the Departments of Finance and Administration, Operations, Logistics and Supply, the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Intelligence, Training and Development, and ICT at Force Headquarters.
It was also addressed to all Assistant Inspectors-General of Police in charge of Zones 1 through 17, Mobile Police units, Border Patrol, Maritime Command, Interpol, airport commands, state commands, and several specialised tactical, operational and administrative units across the country.
The signal further ordered the transfer of CSP Guful Balmun Jibrin, AP/No. 118824, who was redeployed to assume duty as Commanding Officer of Terrorpol Base 8 in Jos, a specialised counter-terrorism unit.
In the same directive, CSP Martin William, AP/No. 118819, was removed as Commanding Officer of Terrorpol Base 8 in Jos and reassigned to Kaduna State Command.
Similarly, Superintendent of Police Dinfa Michael Nanvyap, AP/No. 190235, was transferred from the Police Training School, Jos, to Mobile Police Squadron 13 in Makurdi, moving him from a training institution to an operational unit.
The directive instructed all relevant commands and departments to “warn and release the officers to proceed accordingly,” indicating that the affected officers were to be formally notified and immediately relieved of their previous duties.
It also directed the Computer Department, Establishment Department and Records Office to update official personnel records to reflect the changes.
The message was widely distributed across the police structure, including Force Headquarters, zonal commands, specialised tactical formations, investigative units, training institutions and all state commands, ensuring that the redeployments were formally recognised and implemented across the Force.
