NIGERIAN POLICE ZONAL COMMANDS WITH HEADQUARTERS

ZONE	HEADQUARTERS
ZONE 1	KANO
ZONE 2	LAGOS
ZONE 3	YOLA
ZONE 4	MAKURDI
ZONE 5	BENIN
ZONE 6	CALABAR
ZONE 7	ABUJA
ZONE 8	LOKOJA
ZONE 9	UMUAHIA
ZONE 10	SOKOTO
ZONE 11	OSHOGBO
ZONE 12	BAUCHI
ZONE 13	UKPO-DUNUKOFIA (AWKA)
ZONE 14	KATSINA
ZONE 15	MAIDUGURI
ZONE 16	YENAGOA
ZONE 17	AKURE

The Nigerian Police has Zonal Commands each headed by a high ranking Police officer, usually an AIG (Assistant Inspector General of Police). A Zonal Command comprises 2 or more states. So the Commissioner of Police in charge of a State Command is under a Zonal Commander and the Zonal Commander is under the IG (Inspector General of Police).

Nigeria has 36 states with 17 federal police zones. Each zone comprises the state where the zonal headquarters is located as well as some neighbouring states.