AIG HAKEEM ODUMOSU RECEIVES BEST CP AWARD AS IGP DECORATES 25 PROMOTED SENIOR OFFICERS
Former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, AIG Hakeem Odumosu has been awarded as best Commissioner of Police for 2021. He received the award from the President of Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Hajiya Hajjara Usman Alkali Baba in recognition of his commitment towards crime fighting, women empowerment and quality service delivery.
He was awarded at an event hosted by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to decorate Twenty-Five newly promoted Senior Officers at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Centre, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The IGP said the Officers have been found worthy in all ramifications to earn the promotion. They were decorated with the new ranks amidst cheers from colleagues, family and friends.
Those decorated were: Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Zaki Ahmed, the DIG, Department of Operations and Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, the DIG, Department of Research and Planning at the Force Headquarters.
Others are Six Assistant Inspectors-General of Police who were elevated from their previous rank of Commissioners of Police. They include 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, (former CP Benue), and AIG Hakeem Odumosu, (former CP Lagos).
Seventeen Commissioners of Police were elevated from their previous rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police. They include CP Josephine Nneka Anyasinti, CP Haruna Gabriel Garba, CP Tajudeen Akinwale Abass and most conspicuously, the spouse duo of CP Patrick Kehinde Longe and CP Yetunde Longe.
The IGP congratulated the newly promoted officers and also charged them to remain resolute and professional in their various callings. He also encouraged them to make sure their vast experiences and professionalism are brought to the fore in advancing the fortunes of the Force.
He said all officers, irrespectibe of position must key into the vision and mission statement of his administration which is “to protect with courage and serve with compassion”.
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