PSC posts four police commissioners to states

Author: Kingsley OmonobiPublished on: November 5, 2026Country: Nigeria
Politics
PSC posts four police commissioners to states

Nigeria’s Police Service Commission (PSC) has posted four police commissioners to Plateau, Enugu, Nasarawa and Ondo states after conducting interviews. Sunday J. A. Okoebor was assigned to Plateau, Fidelis Ogarabe to Enugu, Sheikh Mohammed Danko to Nasarawa and Johnson Ayodeji Babalola to Ondo. Commission chairman Hashimu Salihu Argungu said the postings were within the commission’s constitutional authority and that the officers had demonstrated the required knowledge and character. He urged them to serve impartially.

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