Change of Baton: ACP Idris Abdullahi Abubakar Takes Over From DCP Bayo Suleiman As Commander MOPOL 20 Ikeja
Damenews 
By Oki Samson
With new power comes new responsibilities. This has made the newly promoted and decorated Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Bayonle Kafar Suleiman to be redeployed out of the Police Mobile Force Squadron 20 Ikeja to Head the Anti-Pipeline Vandalizaation Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja. This paved way for ACP Idris Abdullahi Abubakar to take up the helms at Squadron 20, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP.
This hand-over and take-over happened yesterday at MOPOL 20 Ikeja after the decoration ceremony of DCP Bayo Suleiman at the Zone 2 HQ, Onikan, Lagos. Thus, the new Squadron Commander for MOPOL 20 is ACP Idris Abdullahi Abubakar.
Until this new appointment, ACP Idris Abdullahi Abubakar is the immediate past 2 I/C PSO to the IGP. He arrived MOPOL 20 Command to take over from DCP Bayonle Suleiman.
DCP Bayo Suleiman who is now redeployed to the Force Headquarters, Abuja as Commander, Anti-Pipeline Vandalization Unit. The dogged crime fighter and stickler to discipline has immense belief in the policing style which ranks community engagement, credible intelligence and technology on a high pedestal.
DCP Bayo Sulaiman was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in 1996. Upon completion of the Police Course, he was posted in April 1999 to Akure, Ondo State Police Command which was his first role. He was mobilized into the Mobile Police (MOPOL) in 2006 where he worked for 5 years as CSP (Operations) in Lagos State Police Command. He was again moved to serve in the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Abuja Headquarters and then to the Nigeria Police Zone comprising Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom state where he served as the Head of Enforcement at the Zonal HQ for one-and-half years.
DCP Bayo Sulaiman, the former Head of Lagos Task Force was deployed to head the MOPOL in Taraba state as the Commander where he played a credible role for 3 years. During this period, he was drafted into the special presidential assignment as a key member of the Presidential Task Force for the decongestion of Apapa traffic gridlock.
After his sterling performance in MOPOL service category of the Nigeria Police, the one-time DPO of Bode Thomas Division, Surulere, Lagos was demobilized and moved to Delta State to become the A/C (Administration) at the Delta State Police Command. He was later returned to Lagos State Police Command where he distinguished himself as the Area Commander in charge of Area M Idimu and Area F Ikeja.
