National Police: A reshuffle of 19 commissioners; the BIP, the DSC and Linguère at the heart of the changes

Nineteen senior officers of the national police have received new assignments with the decision of the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Mohamadou Makhtar Cissé, bearing the number 030971 dated September 24, 2026. It affects sensitive services such as the Multipurpose Intervention Brigade (BIP), the Special Cybersecurity Division (DSC) and the urban police station of Linguère according to Seneweb sources.

The legal framework of the decision

The minister acts on the proposal of the Director General of the National Police. The decision is based on the Constitution and several texts: the law of 15 June 1961 relating to the general status of civil servants, the law of 10 July 1981 establishing the Civil and Military Retirement Pensions Code, and the law of 9 March 2009 relating to the status of the personnel of the National Police.

She also cites the decree of May 28, 2009 setting out the terms of application of this latter law, the decree of March 19, 2020 concerning the organization of the Ministry of the Interior and the decree of January 3, 2024 setting out the organization and responsibilities of the General Directorate of the National Police.

Finally, it targets four decrees from 2026: the decree of May 25 appointing the Prime Minister, the decree of June 1 establishing the composition of the government, the decree of June 1 allocating state services, and the decree of June 11 concerning the responsibilities of the Minister of the Interior. According to Article 1, the appointments take effect from the date of signature.

The BIP: Commissioner Ousmane Fall leaves, El Hadj Lamdou NDdione takes command.

At the Multipurpose Intervention Brigade, Chief Superintendent Ousmane Fall, payroll number 671.587/D, has been appointed Central Commissioner and Head of the Louga Regional Public Security Service. He was previously Commander of the BIP.

His successor is his deputy. Police Commissioner El Hadj Lamdou Ndione, payroll number 616.765/E, formerly deputy commander of the BIP, is appointed commander of the BIP.

Cybersecurity: Commissioner Papa Adama Ndong at the head of the DSC

At the Directorate of Judicial Police (DPJ), Police Commissioner Papa Adama Ndong, payroll number 716.405/C, has been appointed head of the Special Cybersecurity Division (DSC). He was previously a technical advisor to the Director General of the National Police.

Linguère: a new boss, Commissioner Mame Arona Ba

At the Linguère urban police station, Chief Superintendent Mame Arona Ba, payroll number 681.853/G, has been appointed urban commissioner. He was previously the commissioner in charge of the Golf-Sud district.

His predecessor, Police Commissioner Ousmane Ndao, payroll number 616.502/D, was previously the urban police commissioner of Linguère. He has been appointed commissioner of the Rebeuss district. According to our sources, he was in the news following the arrest of some thirty people suspected of homosexuality, including Ndiaga Seck.

The other appointments, region by region

Sédhiou: Chief Superintendent Mor Ngom, payroll number 658.848/C, previously assigned to the Directorate of Public Security (DSP), has been appointed Central Commissioner and Head of the Sédhiou Regional Public Security Service. Police Commissioner Thierno Sène, payroll number 608.457/H, serving with the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DST), has been appointed Head of the Sédhiou Regional General Intelligence Service. This position was previously held by Police Commissioner Omar Boun Khatab Guèye, payroll number 692.299/C, who has been assigned to the Interministerial Intervention and Coordination Framework for Counter-Terrorism Operations (CICO).

Koungheul: Chief police commissioner Khady Diouf, payroll number 671.599/E, formerly commissioner in charge of the Rebeuss district, is appointed urban commissioner of Koungheul.

Golf-Sud: Police Commissioner Bassirou NDdiaye, payroll number 706.559/D, formerly urban commissioner of Koungheul, is appointed commissioner of the Golf-Sud district.

Ndamatou: Police Commissioner Ousmane Faye, payroll number 706.547/E, formerly Commissioner of the Thiaroye district, is appointed Commissioner of the Ndamatou district.

Thiaroye: Police Commissioner Chimère Ba, payroll number 616.506/Z, formerly head of urban security at the central police station in Thiès, is appointed commissioner of the Thiaroye district.

Thiès: Police Commissioner Dame Wade, payroll number 739.307/C, formerly deputy head of urban security at the central police station in Dakar, is appointed head of urban security at the central police station in Thiès.

Dakar: Police Commissioner Thierno Aboubékrim Sadikh Touré, payroll number 608.430/M, previously assigned to the DSP, is appointed deputy head of urban security at the central police station in Dakar.

The central directorates

Border Police Directorate (DPAF): Police Commissioner Dame Touré, payroll number 692.298/B, formerly Commissioner of the Ndamatou district, is assigned to the DPAF. Police Commissioner Sémou Ndiaye, payroll number 709.054/Q, formerly serving in the Budget and Equipment Directorate (DBM), is appointed head of the DPAF's Surveillance and Profiling Center.

Directorate of Foreigners and Travel Documents Police (DPETV): Police Commissioner Adja Coumba NDIAYE, payroll number 696.195/E, returning from training, is appointed head of the Foreigners Police Division.

Human Resources Department (HRD): Chief Police Commissioner Daouda Poumane, payroll number 608.431/L, previously deployed within the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), is appointed head of the Financial Division.

Directorate of Public Security (DSP): Police Commissioner Cheick Seckou Diémé, payroll number 623.022/G, previously serving at the Directorate of the Mobile Intervention Group (DGMI), is assigned to the DSP.