The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has announced the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Mohammed Barde.
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The redeployment is coming days before the November 11, 2023 off-season governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states.
IGP Kayode Egbetokun made the announcement on Sunday while appearing on Channels Television’s People’s Townhall on Election Security.
“I am aware that there have been allegations on social media against the Commissioner of Police in Imo State but for this election, we are changing the commissioner of police in Imo,” the IGP said.
He added that the police commissioner has not been found guilty of any of the allegations levelled against him, but will be redeployed “for neutrality sake.”
There had been widespread outrage by the Organised Labour including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress accusing Olanrewaju of complicity in the recent attack on NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo State capital, last week.
The Organised Labour had also handed the Federal Government a five-day ultimatum to replace the police commissioner, while also blaming Governor Hope Uzodimma who is seeking re-election of the attack on Ajaero though the governor had since said he had no hand in the attack on the labour leader.3
Nnamdi Maduakor is a Writer, Investor and Entrepreneur
