The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has redeployed the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Stephen Olanrewaju.
The IGP announced the development at Channels Television’s People’s Townhall on Election Security on Sunday in Abuja.
The CP has been under the spotlight over the treatment of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, in Imo State last week.
Ajaero was picked up by heavily armed police officers during a non-violent rally at the NLC secretariat in Owerri and taken into custody on Wednesday.
The congress alleged that Ajaero was blindfolded, assaulted, and even threatened with death by the police.
The organised labour handed the Federal Government a five-day ultimatum to replace the CP last week.
Egbetokun said: “I am aware that there have been allegations on social media against the Commissioner of Police in Imo State but for this election, we are changing the commissioner of police in Imo.”
He added that Olanrewaju has not been found guilty of any of the allegations against him but would be redeployed in a bid to ensure neutrality in the election.