Former Lagos Police Command PRO Ojajuni promoted CP

Olubode Ojajuni, a former Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer(PRO), is among 66 senior police officers promoted by the Police Service Commission (PSC), on Monday.

Until his promotion to the rank of Commissioner of Police(CP), Ojajuni was the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State CID, Ogun state.  He has also served as Principal Officer 3 to former IGP Ibrahim Idris,  and as Area Commander Area A, Lion Building, Lagos.

Contained in a statement signed by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the Nigeria Police Force, Ojajuni and 18 other officers were promoted to the new rank of Commissioner of Police.

“The Commission approved the promotion of 20 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. It also considered and approved the promotion of 19 Deputy Commissioners to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police.

“Thirteen Superintendents of Police and 14 Deputy Superintendents were also elevated to the next ranks,” the statement reads in part.

All the officers appeared before the Commission on Plenary and were subjected to examination and interactive interview, according to the statement.

“Commission Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu, (Rtd) mni, presided over the exercise and was supported by DIG Taiwo Lakanu (Rtd), fdc, Honourable Commissioner representing the Police in the Commission, and Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, Secretary to the Commission,” the statement added.

The new Assistant Inspectors General of Police are;  Fasuba Akinyele Olabode, CP Special Fraud Unit, Force Headquarters; Musibau  Omolabi Ajani, CP Admin, FCID; Aliyu Abubakar Musa, CP Katsina State Command; Patrick Adedeji Atayero, former CP Explosive Ordinance Disposal EOD; Force Headquarters, CP Anti-Fraud  section FCID, Director of Sports Nigeria Police Force and Deputy Commissioner  Finance and Administration  Force Headquarters; Gyogon Augustine  Grimah, CP Cross Rivers State Command and Olaiya Victor Mobolaji, CP Kwara State Command.

Others are Chukwudi Chris Ariekpere, CP Taraba State Command and  Commandant Police College Oji River; Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, CP Fom, Force Headquarters; Olalolu Adebowale Adegbite, CP Interpol FCID;  Godwin Iguh Eze, CP SEB, FCID Annex Lagos; and Disu Olatunji Rilwan, CP Federal Capital Territory.

The Commission also promoted to the rank of AIG, Alausa Hakeem Tolani, CP Admin PAB, Force Headquarters; Kareem Musa; CP Interpol Annex, Lagos; Mohammed  Shehu  Dalijan; CP Zamfara state Command; Dan-Mamman Shawulu; CP Niger State Command; Clement Robert; CP SERVICOM R&P Force Headquarters; Musa Auwal Mohammed; CP Bauchi State Command; Thomas Abraham  Nabhoni; Office of the National Security Adviser; CP Abel Jangnap  Miri Zwalchir ICT. Force Headquarters and CP Ifeanyi  Uka, Cp Works, Force Headquarters, former Head of Projects and Equipment at the Nigeria Police Trust Fund; AGM Project and later Ag. MD/CEO of the Nigeria Police Force Property Development and Construction  Company limited.

The Nineteen Deputy Commissioners of  Police promoted to the next rank of Commissioners of Police are; Usman Tahir, DCP R&P Force Headquarters, Sunday J.A. Okoebor; DCP Admin and Finance Force Headquarters; Ayodeji Faniyan; DCP Zonal CID, Zone 5, Benin; Saka Adewale Ajao; DCP Zonal CID, Zone 2, Lagos; Omole Ola, DCP PSFU, Lagos and Hope Urunwa Okafor, Deputy Force Provost, Force Headquarters,  former Deputy Commissioner Administration, Osun State, Area Commander, K, Morogbo, Badagri and ACP Admin, Plateau State Command.

Others are; Ajo Geofrey Ordue; DCP DFA, Zone 17 Akure; Olufunke Adeayo; DC Pensions Force Headquarters; Ogunbode; Stephen Olubunmi Ogedengbe; DCP X squad, FCID Force  Headquarters; Iyabode Oluwatoyin Agbaminoja; DCP SCID, Oyo State Command; Adebowale Lawal; DCP State CID, Enugu State Command; Ojo Adekimi DCP Operations Kwara state Command,  and Yemi John Oyeniyi, DCP DFA, Ondo state Command.

The Commission also approved the promotion of  Obasi Mary Okereke; DCP Disaster  Management  Ops Force Headquarters;  Moses  Ashu Ottah; DCP Ops Eastern Ports, Port Harcourt; Felix Akoneme Nnebue; DCP ZCID Zone 16 Yenagoa; Gazali Alade Abdul-Salaam; DCP CID, Railway Command Lagos; Fidelis Ndubuisi Ogarabe; DCP Administration, Anambra state Command; DCP, State CID, Enugu,  DCP General Investigation, FCID and former Chief Security officer to two Governors of Enugu State.

The Commission also approved the promotion of 13 Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Chief Superintendents, and 14 Deputy Superintendents to Superintendents of Police.