Nigeria prisons moves 32 senior officer 

The Controller General(CG) Ja’afaru Ahmed  has redeployed 32 Senior officers of the Nigeria Prison Service(NPS).

This is contained in a posting instruction issued on the 1st of August, 2017 and signed by the CGP.

In a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Deputy Controller of Prisons(DCP) Francis Enobore, the posting was done in order to have the recently promoted Deputy Controller Generals take charge as substantive directorate heads and also fill some administrative gaps.
” This follows the need to have the recently promoted Deputy, take charge as administrative heads and also address  some administrative gaps pursuant to the present administration’s drive for excellent service delivery.”

In the posting, DCG Shehu Kangiwa heads the Finance & Account Directorate while DCG Dorathy Atagiri takes charge of the Directorate of Health & Social Welfare Services.

DCG MBE Shemfe heads the Directorate of Operations and DCG Charles Ahaotu heads Works & Logistics Directorate.

DCG Ogundana Jerome who was the Zonal Coordinator in charge of Zone A Lagos now takes charge of the Directorate of Inmates Training & Productivity.

Others include ACG Emmanuel Ogundele  who takes over Prisons Academy, Ijebu-Igbo as Commandant, ACG KA Babalola moves to Zone A, Lagos as Zonal Coordinator. ACG AI Omale, CP Bukar Shettima Hauwa and CP KN Okuori proceed on retirement.

The redeployment also affected 21 other senior officers across board.

Recall that on 14th July, 2017, 5 Assistant Controllers General promoted to the rank of Deputy Controllers General of Prisons were formally decorated by the Minister of Interior, Abdulraman  Dambazau.

 

Stella Enenche, Abuja