PSC Appoints Peter Opara As New FCT Commissioner Of Police

According to a statement from Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations for the PSC, Opara will replace CP Benneth Igwe, who has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police and posted to Zone 7, Abuja, as the Zonal Assistant Inspector General.

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Before this appointment, CP Opara served as the Commissioner of Police at the Force Secretary’s office and was the former Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Finance for the Imo State Command.

He also previously worked as Personal Assistant to former PSC Chairman, IGP Mike Okiro (Rtd), and held roles including DCP Legal Studies at the Police Academy in Wudil, Kano, Area Commander in Aba and Uyo, and Senior Deputy Defence Adviser at the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations in New York.

He was a Personal Assistant to various Inspector Generals of Police and other senior officials, including DIG Works, DIG Operations, and the CP Lagos State Command.

The PSC has also approved the appointment of CP Festus Eribo as the new Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State, replacing CP Miller Gagere Dantawaye.

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CP Eribo, a law graduate from the University of Calabar, previously served in several capacities, including Liaison Officer at the Police Service Commission, Assistant Commissioner at Federal Operations, Force Headquarters, and Area Commander in Lagos, Ibadan, and Lafia. He was also the substantive Commissioner of Police in Taraba State.

The commission had earlier approved the postings of new Commissioners of Police for Abia, Lagos, and Ebonyi states as part of a broader reshuffle.

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