Garuba
Umar Replaces Fatai Owoseni As Lagos State Commissioner Of Police
The
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has removed Fatai Owoseni, the
Commissioner of Police in Lagos State and replaced him with Garuba Umar.
Umar was
before now the Officer in Charge of Inspector-General of Police (IGP)
monitoring unit, who has just been promoted to the rank of Commissioner of
Police (CP).
It was
learnt that his posting to Lagos State to succeed Owoseni came four days after
his promotion to the rank of Commissioner of Police.
Owoseni is
now to proceed to the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies
(NIPSS), Kuru, in Jos for leadership course.
Umar, who
once served as the Divisional Police Officer, Ikoyi, Lagos, and Mobile Police
Unit 19 Commander in Port Harcourt, will now take charge of the Lagos State
Police Headquarters.
The IGP,
Ibrahim Idris, had on Friday decorated the Force Public Relations Officer, Don
Awunah and eight other promoted senior police officers with their new ranks.
The newly
promoted officers were four Deputy Commissioners of Police Bello Ahmed, Don
Awunah, Afeez Inuwa and Garuba Umar, who are now Ag. CPs; Assistant Commissioner
of Police Abu Sanni, now an acting DCP; Adamu Bakore, Kolo Yusuf and Abba
Kyari, who are ACPs and Abdulkareem Abdullahi, now a Superintendent of Police.
After the
ceremony, Idris directed Heads of Departments and Zones to reactivate the
reward system for hard work within the Force.
Idris
attributed some of the achievements recorded since he assumed office to the
collective effort of the promoted officers.
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