Bala Ciroma, A new Commissioner of Police, has been posted to the FCT Police Command.

Until his new posting, Ciroma was the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in FCT Command.

He took over from Sadiq Bello.

Bello was recently appointed to lead the team set up by the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to unravel the killers of 11 policemen in Abuja and Edo State.

Details of his appointment are contained in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah.

The statement read: “The FCT Police Command wishes to inform members of the public that a new Commissioner of Police has been posted to the Command.

“He is CP Bala Ciroma who resumed duty at the Command Headquarters on Thursday, 19th July, 2018. He took over from his predecessor, CP Sadiq Abubakar Bello after a handing-over ceremony.

“CP Bala Ciroma holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Geography from the prestigious University of Maiduguri.

Ciroma was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force in March 1990 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).”

According to the statement, Ciroma has served the Nigeria Police Force in different capacities and attended several courses within and outside the country.

“He is an alumni of Hong Kong University where he bagged a Post Graduate Certificate in Corruption Studies. He is a member of Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). He worked as an editor in one of Nigerian breaking news portal” the statement added.