The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has approved the deployment of 17 senior officers to the Police Monitoring Unit (PMU) in Abuja, according to an internal memo dated April 11, 2026. The directive, signed by Assistant Inspector-General of Police Bode Akinbamilowo on behalf of the IGP, was issued from the Office of the Force Secretary at Force Headquarters and addressed to top police officials nationwide. Officers mobilised include CSP Agbegbe Godwin, CSP Abubakar Usman Bafeto, CSP Blessed O. Folorunsho, CSP Usman Garba, CSP Adeoti Olatade Adebayo, and CSP Antai Godstime. Also listed are SP Saidu Mohammed Rabiu; DSP Elizabeth Otoyo Iquio, DSP Baba Lawal Ahmad, and DSP Fatima Ashi Idris; as well as ASP Samuel Habila, ASP Sunday Amorgiu, ASP Williams Oreoluwa Johanna, ASP Eno Maxwell, ASP Emeka Okpara, ASP Momoh Salma Ize, and ASP Joshua Awajiteleyem. These officers are drawn from commands and units including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Zone 7, the Nigeria Institute of Police Studies (NIPS), Lagos Command, Rivers Command, and the Force Intelligence Department's Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT). They are to assume duties at the PMU immediately. The move follows another directive on the same date, which saw 56 Supernumerary Police Officers (SPOs) redeployed from the PMU to various commands across the country, including FCT, Lagos, Rivers, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, and Benue. The memo warned that any officer attempting to lobby the IGP over the postings would face "severe disciplinary action."
The same memo that redeployed 56 officers out of the PMU also sent 17 others in, raising questions about the unit's stability and purpose. Officers shuffled in and out on the same day may struggle to establish continuity in monitoring roles meant to enforce accountability. If the PMU is meant to strengthen police operations, its frequent personnel changes suggest it could be more political than functional. This constant rotation does nothing to build public confidence in internal oversight.
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