YOBE STATE GETS NEW COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.

By Alkasim Bala

This Nigeria Police Force has deployed CP Haruna G. Garba psc as the new police commissioner for Yobe State Command This is contained in a statement signed by the command Public Relations officer ASP Dungus Abdulkarim. According to the statement the deployment makes him the 31st Commissioner of Police since the creation of Yobe State.

He took over from the former Commissioner of Police, Yahaya Sahabo Abubakar psc(+), who has been elevated to the rank of AIG.

The new Yobe state Commissioner of Police hails from Kogi State and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science and Administration from the University of Maiduguri, MSc. International Relations from the University of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State.

He joined the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on 3rd March 1990.
He has held Tactical and Strategic leadership positions in various departments of the Force across the Country.
Until his deployment as the Commissioner of Police Yobe State Police Command, he was the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of State CID in Yobe State.

The statement further solicits the support of the public to the new Commissioner of Police to enable him to serve better in the course of providing security and public safety.