The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the redeployment of Tolani Alausa, the Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa State.
According to reports, there were series of protests in Yenagoa, the state capital, calling for Alausa’s redeployment due to suspected bias in the run-up to last Saturday’s governorship election.
Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State Police Command has been handed over to a new Commissioner of Police, Alonyenu Idu.
Asinim Butswat, the Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Thursday, said:
“The Bayelsa State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that a new Commissioner of Police has been posted to the state. He is CP Alonyenu Francis Idu.
“The CP has officially assumed duty as the 37th Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, having taken over from CP Tolani H. Alausa, who has been redeployed to the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
“The CP hails from Benue State and was appointed to the Nigeria Police Force in 1992 as cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police. He is a seasoned police officer with vast experience in operations, such as Police Mobile Force, insurgency and banditry operations, and investigation in counter-terrorism, fraud and other money laundering-related crimes.
“The CP solicits for the cooperation of the good people of Bayelsa State. He also reassures that the police command, under his watch, will ensure the protection of lives and property, guarantee public safety and sustain social harmony.”
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