The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved a major redeployment of 13 newly promoted Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to various strategic departments and commands of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

According to a source in the police, the IGP approved the development immediately after their decoration.

The move, the source said, is aimed at strengthening the operational efficiency of the force nationwide.

The directive, conveyed through a wireless message titled “Most Immediate” from Force Headquarters in Abuja, outlined the reassignment of several senior officers to strategic commands and units across the country.

According to the signal, AIG Ado Emmanuel has been posted to the Department of Research and Planning at Force Headquarters, while AIG Joseph Eribo has been assigned to the Armament unit.

AIG Miller Dantawaye will now oversee Operations, and AIG Henry Ifeanyi Uche has been deployed to Training and Development.

Similarly, AIG Olanrewaju Peter Ogunlowo has been moved to the Accounts and Budget Department, while AIG Dahiru Mohammed has been posted to Zone 15 Command in Maiduguri.

AIG Dankombo F. Morris has been assigned to Zone 4 Command in Makurdi, and AIG Bello Shehu to Zone 14 Command in Katsina.

In other postings, AIG Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba has been redeployed to Legal Services, while AIG Ahmed Musa will head Community Policing. Notably, AIG Olohundare Moshood Jimoh has been appointed to lead Zone 2 Command in Lagos, a highly strategic formation overseeing police operations in both Lagos and Ogun states.

Also affected by the reshuffle, AIG Simeon U. Akpanudom has been posted to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex in Lagos, while AIG Haruna Olufemi has taken charge of the Special Protection Unit at Force Headquarters.

The police high command directed all affected formations to update their records immediately, highlighting the urgency attached to the redeployments.

Recall, the IGP also hinted at mandatory training for the DIGs and AIGs as part of the ongoing reforms in the force

The leadership crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers took a dramatic turn as Tajudeen Baruwa assumed control of the union’s national secretariat in Abuja, dislodging Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, following a series of court rulings that reshaped the union’s power structure.

Speaking to journalists at the secretariat after reclaiming control on Monday, Baruwa, flanked by supporters from across the country, said his actions were backed by two court judgments delivered in his favour.

Following the victory, he said the union formally notified the Nigerian Police, attaching copies of the court judgments to facilitate the recovery of its secretariat.

However, he noted that the responses were not encouraging, prompting the union to send another notice a few days ago, declaring its intention to take over the secretariat and resume duties in line with the court rulings.

Baruwa said, “Their body language has not been encouraging despite repeated assurance that we are not going back to foment any trouble as we are a law-abiding union whose only mission is to get back what belonged to them.

“But today, as you can see, we are taking over in a peaceful manner, and it is not a forceful takeover but just carrying out the court’s orders.

“Again, please be aware that our coming here after two years is to occupy our office, having obtained judgments at both the lower court and the Appeal Court, but they refused to obey court orders after waiting for about two years. We decided to resume back at the office today without causing any violence, and here we are.

“Although the other faction attacked one of our members, who is now in the hospital, the situation is under control. We are still open to reconciliation as we are a lawful organization and not a troublemaker. No one is above the law.”

In further defence of the takeover, the General Secretary, Suleiman Musa, said that despite several appeals, those occupying the premises unlawfully remained defiant and refused to vacate.

Musa stated, “We have notified the police that, on the order of the court, we are coming back to our office today, and we are glad that journalists are here to witness it so that the world will know what is going on here.

Baruwa, who is contesting the NURTW leadership, had opposed the inauguration of Oluomo as the union’s new president.

Earlier, too, the National Industrial Court and the Court of Appeal had prohibited interference in the operations of the Baruwa-led NURTW executive.

The NICN in his ruling in suit No. NICN/ABJ/263/2023, delivered by Hon. O.O. Oyewumi, affirmed Baruwa as duly elected President of the Union.

In the same vein, the appellate court in Abuja also, in a judgment delivered on November 8 on the appeal marked: CA/ABJ/CV/293/2024, with a certified true copy, confirmed Baruwa as the legitimate president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers.

The decision upholds an earlier judgment of the lower court, which was delivered on March 11, 2024, where Baruwa was recognised as the union’s president.

A three-member panel comprising Justices Hamma Akawu Barka, Nnamdi Dimgba, and Asmau Ojuolape Akanbi dismissed the appeal filed by Najeem Usman Yasin, Tajudeen Agbede, and others, ruling that the appeal lacked merit. It, therefore, upheld the industrial court’s decision, which validated Baruwa’s presidency.
The appellate court further awarded N100,000 in costs against the appellants, who are known loyalists of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo.

Appellants in the appeal (who were defendants before the NICN) are Yasin, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, Alhaji Aliyu Ore, Kayode Agbeyangi, Alhaji Alhassan Haruna 313, Aliyu Tanimu and Alhaji Hakeem Adeosun.

Respondents in the appeal (who were claimants before the NICN) are Baruwa, Bello Adamu, Eugene Job, Danjuma Saidu, Prince Isah Usman, Suleiman Adamu and Odion Olaye JP.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, the former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), to 72 years in prison for his involvement in a ₦868.46 million fraud.

Justice James Omotosho convicted Nwabuoku on nine counts of money laundering, sentencing him to eight years per count, to run concurrently.

The sentence, which carries no option of a fine, relates to the diversion of ₦868.46 million from the Ministry of Defence between 2019 and 2021.

The case was filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which accused the former public officer of illegally moving public funds amounting to ₦868,465,000 through private channels.

The court heard that Nwabuoku, who once served as Director of Finance at the Ministry of Defence, admitted during proceedings that he authorised the transfer of funds from the ministry to four private companies. He told the court the transfers were made for “classified purposes”.

During the trial, it was revealed that the former Accountant-General made the admission in a statement to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) dated February 2, 2025. In that statement, he acknowledged supervising the movement of funds to the companies for undisclosed security-related operations.

The companies linked to the transactions are Temeeo Synergy Concept Limited, Turge Global Investment Limited, Laptev Bridge, and Arafura Transnational Afro Limited. Investigators told the court that these firms were used to channel the funds under suspicious circumstances.

Nwabuoku’s admission in court marked a sharp turnaround from his earlier position. At the beginning of the trial, he had denied any relationship with the companies. He also claimed he only became aware of them during court proceedings.

However, during cross-examination, prosecution counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, confronted him with his previous statement to the ICPC. Faced with the document, Nwabuoku admitted that he indeed facilitated the transactions.

The prosecution maintained that there was no evidence to justify the claim that the funds were used for legitimate security purposes. It told the court that no official records or approvals were presented to back the payments. The EFCC insisted that the transfers were part of a deliberate scheme to divert public funds.

According to the anti-graft agency, the money was moved through private companies under the cover of security expenditure. Investigators argued that the process lacked transparency and did not follow due government procedure.

In a related issue raised during the trial, Nwabuoku told the court that he acquired his residence legally. But under further questioning, he admitted that a cheque of ₦64 million issued by a company, Mdavi Limited, was used to pay City Gate Homes for the property.

The disclosure raised further questions about the origin of the funds and his financial dealings with private firms. The prosecution argued that the transaction suggested a pattern of questionable financial relationships.

Nwabuoku was initially arraigned on an amended nine-count charge bordering on money laundering. The charges were filed under the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.

However, with the conviction, the court affirmed the EFCC’s position that the funds were unlawfully diverted and laundered.