The Commissioner of Police in Akwa
Ibom State, Don Awunah, has been transferred from the state barely seven months
after assuming office. Mr. Awunah, the 21st
commissioner of police in the state, took over from his predecessor, Muritala
Mani, in January.
The police spokesperson in the
state, Ikechukwu Chukwu, confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES Saturday that Mr. Awunah
has been transferred to the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano.
Until his posting to Akwa Ibom, Mr.
Awunah served in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, as spokesperson of the Force.
Mr. Awunah, who is from Benue
State, had previously served in Akwa Ibom as assistant commissioner of Police
in charge of the State Criminal Investigative Department, from 2011 to 2013.
A few other officers, including the
Officer in Charge of Anti-Robbery Squad, Julian Onita, and the Deputy
Commissioner of Police in-charge of the State CID, Edward Ajogun, also
transferred out of the state, PREMIUM TIMES learned.
Police commissioners have no fixed
tenures, and their postings are usually at the pleasure of the
inspector-general of police.
Culled
from Premium Times
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