Edo State Police Command has formally announced Mr Philip Aliyu Ogbadu as the new Commissioner of the command.
The command, in a statement by its spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, noted that the CP replaced Mr Babatunde Kokumo, who was promoted to AIG and has since proceeded to Federal Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The statement reads: “The new CP succeeds AIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, who was only recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police and redeployed to Abuja as the new Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge, Federal Operations, Force Headquarters”.
It described Ogbadu as a “thoroughbred police officer,” who has brought “intellectualism, professionalism, and a zero-tolerance for human rights abuses to bear in the operations of the Command.
“He pledges to serve the people of Edo State with humility and integrity and to leverage and improve on the already existing security architecture and mechanisms emplaced by his predecessors towards ensuring safety and security in the state.”
The new CP was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 15th March 1988, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police and attended the prestigious Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State.
He hails from Anyigba, in Dekina local government area of Kogi State, and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, and a Master of Science Degree in Economics from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
