AKWA IBOM GETS NEW CP, ADEDAMOLA
The deployment of CP Ayilara Waheed Adedamola, a new Commissioner of Police, to the Akwa Ibom State Police Command has been authorized by IGP Kayode Egbetokun.
According to a statement released on Wednesday by SP Odiko Macdon, Police Public Relations Officer, the new CP took over from AIG Olatoye Durosinmi who is now the AIG Zone 2, Lagos.
He mentioned that Adedamola took up his position as the 32nd Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State and that he had met for the first time with a few top officials of the command, assuring them he was prepared to implement an open door policy for improved police.
Reeling out Adedamola’s resume, the command spokesperson said, “The Police Boss holds a Law degree (LL.B) (Hons) from the University of Ibadan, a BL from the Nigeria Law School, Lagos, and Master of Law (LLM) from the University of Lagos.
“He was appointed into the Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on the 18th of May, 1992 and has served in various capacities including ; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Police Mobile Force Office, FHQ Abuja, Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations, Oyo State Command, Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal and Investigations Department, Panti, Lagos, amongst others. Before his present appointment, he was acting Commissioner of Police, Lagos State.”
The statement added that the CP, while warning officers to maintain professionalism in the discharge of their duties, assured Akwa Ibom people of satisfactory police service delivery even as he solicited the cooperation of all.
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