The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed Adegoke Fayoade as the new Commissioner of Police in Lagos State.

This was according to a Tuesday tweet by Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi.

“IGP deploys CP Adegoke Fayoade to Lagos Command. Lagos has a new commissioner of Police. Congrats to my boss, Adegoke Fayoade,” he wrote on his X platform.

He will be taking over from Idowu Owohunwa. The latter has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, in charge of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon Ikoyi, Lagos.

Until Fayoade’s recent deployment, he was in charge of Armament at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

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