PSC Appoints Peter Opara As New FCT Commissioner Of Police

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has deployed CP Peter Opara as the new Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The development was confirmed in a statement issued by the Head of Press and Public Relations for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani.

Naija News understands that Opara succeeds CP Benneth Igwe, who has been elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police and assigned to Zone 7 Abuja as the Zonal Assistant Inspector General of Police.

The newly appointed Commissioner for the FCT previously held the position of CP in the Force Secretary’s office and served as the Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Finance for the Imo State Command.

Additionally, he has experience as a Personal Assistant to the former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, IGP Mike Okiro (Rtd).

CP Opara has also held various roles, including DCP of Legal Studies at the Police Academy (POLAC) in Wudil, Kano, Area Commander in Aba and Uyo, Area Crime Officer in Kubwa, and Senior Deputy Defence Adviser at Nigeria’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.

He has frequently served as a Personal Assistant to the Inspector General of Police, as well as to the Deputy Inspector General of Works and Operations, and as a Personal Assistant to the CP of Lagos State Command.

Furthermore, the commission has endorsed the Inspector-General of Police’s recommendation to appoint CP Festus Eribo as the new substantive Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State Command, replacing CP Miller Gagere Dantawaye.

Dantawaye was among four Commissioners of Police who were recommended for reassignment as substantive Commissioners.

CP Eribo, who holds a law degree from the University of Calabar, previously served as the Liaison Officer at the Police Service Commission and subsequently held the position of Assistant Commissioner for Federal Operations at Force Headquarters.

His career includes roles as Area Commander for Area M and Area F in Lagos and serving in the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Lafia, Nasarawa State.

Additionally, he was the Area Commander in Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State.

He held the position of Deputy Commissioner for the Zonal CID in Zone 9, Umuahia, as well as Deputy Commissioner of Operations for the Kogi State Command.

Furthermore, he served as the substantive Commissioner of Police in Taraba State. The commission had previously sanctioned the postings of four Commissioners of Police, encompassing Abia, Lagos, and Ebonyi.