By Eberechi Obinagwam,
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali
Baba, has charged newly promoted officers to bring in their vast experiences and professionalism to bear in advancing the fortunes of the Force in their new rank.
IGP who made this known while congratulating the officers said that above mentioned qualities will align with his vision and mission statement of his administration which is; ” to protect with courage and serve with compassion”
The IGP on Friday, 14th January, 2022 decorated twenty-five (25) newly promoted Senior Police Officers at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Centre, Force Headquarters, Abuja amidst their spouses, loved ones and well wishers.
Senior Officers who were decorated includes Deputy Inspector-General of Police Zaki Ahmed, the DIG in charge of the Department of Operations and Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, psc(+), mni, the DIG in charge of the Department of Research and Planning at the Force Headquarters.
AIG Buba Sanusi (former CP Katsina), AIG Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu (former CP Anti-Fraud, FCID), AIG Bello Sani Dalijan (former CP INEC), AIG Yahaya Sahabo Abubakar (former CP Yobe), AIG Akingbola Olatunji, psc(+), MNIM, fsi (former CP Benue), and AIG Hakeem Odumosu, psc, FCIA (former CP Lagos) were six officers that were elevated from Assistant Inspector General of police to Commissioners of police.
While CP Josephine Nneka Anyasinti, CP Haruna Gabriel Garba, CP Tajudeen Akinwale Abass, and most significantly, the husband-and-wife duo of CP Patrick Kehinde Longe and CP Yetunde Longe, are among the seventeen officers who were elevated from their previous rank as Deputy Commissioners of Police.
At the event, AIG Hakeem Odumosu was awarded as the best Commissioner of Police for the year 2021.
He was awarded for his commitment towards women empowerment, social development, social development, effective crime fighting, and quality service delivery by the President of Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Hajiya Hajjara Usman Alkali Baba.
