The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has deployed Hope Isiani Okereke, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), to the Enugu State Police Command as Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report.
DCP Hope Isiani Okereke resumed duty on 5 January 2026 and has since assumed full operational and supervisory responsibility for criminal investigations within the Command.
The deployment reflects the confidence of the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force in her professional competence, investigative depth, administrative capability, and proven commitment to discipline, integrity, and due-process policing.
Professional Profile
DCP Hope Isiani Okereke is a career police officer with over two decades of service spanning operational, investigative, intelligence, and administrative assignments.
She is a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Linguistics and Communication Studies. She enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 15 August 2002 and graduated from the Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, in 2004.
Early Career and Investigative Foundations
Following graduation from the Police Academy, her early postings laid a strong operational and intelligence foundation:
Divisional Traffic Officer, Borno State Command (2004)
State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) — now State Intelligence Department (SID) (2005–2006)
Divisional Crime Officer II (DCO II), Olu-Obasanjo Police Station, Rivers State (2007–2009)
These roles exposed her to frontline policing, intelligence gathering, crime analysis, and investigative coordination at divisional and state levels.
Operational Leadership and Divisional Command
Her subsequent operational leadership appointments include:
Women Unit Commander, 56 Police Mobile Force, Ogoni, Rivers State (2009–2012)
Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), Mini-Okoro Police Station, Rivers State (2012–2013)
Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Sani Abacha Division, Rivers State (2013–2014)
DPO, Olu-Obasanjo Divisional Headquarters, Rivers State (2014–2015), where she received the Award for Most Outstanding Performing DPO
DPO, Abuloma Division (2015–2016) and later Okporo Division, Rivers State (2016–2017)
Service in Enugu State and Zonal Headquarters
Upon transfer to Enugu State Command in 2017, DCP Okereke held the following key appointments:
Administrative Officer, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Enugu State (2017)
Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Trans-Ekulu Division, Enugu State (2018)
During this period, she was instrumental in strengthening administrative controls, operational discipline, and community-based policing within her areas of responsibility.
She later served as:
DPO, A.I. Road Division, Enugu State (2019)
DPO, New Haven Division, Enugu State (2020)
Following her promotion to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in 2020, she was deployed to Zone 9 Headquarters, Umuahia, Abia State, as ACP Operations, where she demonstrated firm operational command, effective inter-divisional coordination, and adherence to Force investigative doctrine.
In 2022, she was redeployed to Enugu State Command as ACP Administration, overseeing personnel administration, discipline, postings, and internal control mechanisms.
Current Appointment
On promotion to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police, the Inspector-General of Police deployed her to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Enugu State Command, where she currently serves as DCP in charge of SCID.
In this capacity, she provides institutional oversight for the investigation of serious and capital offences, supervises evidential and prosecutorial standards, enforces ethical compliance, and ensures that investigations forwarded for prosecution are lawful, evidence-driven, and professionally defensible.
Professional Ethos
DCP Hope Isiani Okereke is professionally recognised within the Force for:
High discipline and firm supervisory control
Strict adherence to evidence-led investigative doctrine
Strong emphasis on integrity, documentation, and accountability
Reserved, professional public posture
Commitment to strengthening public confidence in the Nigeria Police Force
Integrity remains her defining professional value.
Conclusion
The deployment of DCP Hope Isiani Okereke to head the State Criminal Investigation Department, Enugu State Command, underscores the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to professionalism, lawful investigation, and institutional credibility in criminal justice administration. DCP Okereke emphasises discipline, ethics, evidence-led policing, and public trust as the non-negotiable foundations of criminal investigation. Under her leadership, investigations in Enugu State will be conducted strictly in accordance with the law, with integrity, professionalism, and full respect for human rights.
