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AIG Fayoade Decorates Newly Promoted Officers with New Ranks, Harps on Professionalism
The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2 Command, comprising Lagos and Ogun states, AIG Fayoade Adegoke, has decorated 43 newly promoted officers of the command with their new ranks, saying the promotion would boost the morale of the officers, the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) can report.
The officers include 10 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSP) promoted to the rank as Assistant Commissioner of Police and 33 Superintendents (SP) promoted to Chief Superintendents of Police (CSP). The AIG was assisted by the Ogun State Police Commissioner, CP Lanre Ogunnowo, PhD.
The colourful event was attended by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Lanre Ogunnowo, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DC Administration, Lagos Command, DCP Khan S.M, DC ZCID, Zone 2, DCP Adewale Ajao, DC SCID Lagos Command, DCP Ahmed Tijani, Chief Kaoli Olusanya, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu, Mr. Rasheed Muri-Okunola among others.
In his remarks, AIG Fayoade urged the newly promoted officers to double their efforts at improving the image of the Force, safety of the country and eschew all forms of bad conduct. He specifically warned against forceful collection of money from members of the public.
Fayoade emphasised that promotion is a call to work harder in terms of ensuring the safety of the country, and also charged the officers to improve their performances in serving sincerely, diligently and committedly, in order to upscale the positive image of the Force and its personnel.
He also urged the officers to show empathy, love, kindness in the discharge of their duties at all times, while asserting that Nigerians are very generous and would appreciate the good deed of any officer.
“When you are given a promotion like this, it doesn’t mean you should go to sleep, it’s a call to duty, it means you must work harder, do more in terms of securing the country.
“You must also portray the image of the Force in a positive light, and not that when you get your promotion and go back to your beat and start what members of the public are not happy with that you always do. You must put up a very good attitude, you must show empathy, must relate with members of the public very well. Show love, show kindness to them in the course of your duty.
“You must eschew any form of corruption in whatever we do, once you do your job very well, Nigerians are very generous and very kind, they will appreciate you.
“Don’t take money forcefully from anybody, if you do your job diligently, you will be appreciated. At your own corner, improve the image of the Force, improve the security of the country, the country must be secured than it has always been. We’ve a lot of work to do as security agents, as police officers and we must rise up to the expectations of members of the country and we have no choice than to do our job diligently and at our various duty posts, we must do everything possible to reduce crime, to bring comfort to members of the communities. But where we have a situation where the security is completely down, no safety, it’s not good for the country.
“So am charging all of you, go back to your beats, put more efforts, improve on your performance and serve Nigerians sincerely, diligently and committedly, so that the image of the Force and our image will continue to be in the rise,” Fayoade said.
AIG Fayoade however applauded the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun for deeming it fit to promote the officers, just as he lauded the chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and members of the Commission for approving the promotions.
Appreciating the Police on behalf of his colleagues, ACP Redengha Timpa said the beneficiaries have a course to be thankful to God for his faithfulness and protection over their lives and families, adding that the promoted officers have gained a lot since enlistment in the Force, and assured that the positive lessons learnt will be used for the advancement of the Police Force.
Among the decorated officers were the outgoing DPO Alausa Division, ACP Tokunbo Abaniwonda; DPO Ejigbo Division, ACP Vera Ameh-Akpa; DPO Mushin Police Station, ACP Wale Akinsola; ACP Shittu Samson Bolanle; ACP Mohammed Limawa, ACP Redengha Timpa; Emeka Adigwe; Ibironke Ajala; Oluwatoyin Ademola Kazeem; Zonal Public Relations Officer, Zone 2 Command headquarters, CSP Ayuba Tunni Umma; PPRO Ogun State Police Command, CSP Omolola Odutola; CSP Mariam Ogunmolasuyi; CSP Abbas Gadzama; CSP Ope M. Olasunkanmi; CSP Goke Adeyemo; CSP Nelson E. Odumah; CSP Olayinka Olabode; CSP Aduagba O. Abdullateef; CSP Tijani Isah; SP Fayomi Abraham; SP Idris Rasheed; SP Emmanuel Pius Burbur; SP Elumaro Aderemi; SP Haruna Kyeskat S.; DSP Adaranijo Ganiyu; DSP Famous Erin; DSP Monday Omoigui; DSP Adejoke Ige; DSP Jegede Solomon and Dickson Odili.
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has condole with families of the victims of the fuel tanker fire which occurred at the Dikko junction in Niger state on Saturday, charging tanker operators to always adhere strictly to safety standards and observe due protocols in transloading fuel products.
In his reaction to the fuel tanker incident, according to a statement signed by the Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), the Corps Marshal described the human losses to the inferno as disheartening and disastrous, warning that such incidents must never be allowed to happen again.
The Corps Marshal expressed worry that despite sustained enlightenment programs carried out by the Corps with the tanker drivers on the need to be safety conscious while transporting petroleum products due to their inflammable nature and the general public to stay away from scenes of tanker crashes, many people could still fall victims of the Saturday’s unfortunate tanker incident. While recalling that 73 burnt bodies have so far been recovered by the rescue teams for final burial as arranged by the Niger State Government, the Corps Marshal revealed that the FRSC teams have been directed to sustain the joint operations with other relevant stakeholders to ensure effective management of traffic at the scenes in order to prevent further incidents.
In the same vein, the accident investigation unit of the Corps will work in collaboration with other agencies to unravel the causes and proffer solutions that could address future occurrence. “Meanwhile, those that sustained various degrees of injury have been taken to different hospitals including Suleja General Hospital for further medical attention as normalcy has returned to the area with free movement of traffic,” the Corps Marshal stated.
Shehu Mohammed stressed the importance of inter-agency collaboration and robust engagement with members of the public including critical stakeholders to ensure that the nation does not witness this level of human losses again, especially when the incident could have been prevented by strict adherence to due diligence. “The nation was yet to recover from similar incident that occured in Jiagawa last year, and having to witness another incident of this magnitude at the beginning of the new year is painful and regrettable,” he further stated.
The Corps Marshal assures Nigerians that the FRSC will continue to work with the relevant stakeholders and members of the public to find lasting solutions to all road-based emergencies and called for involvement of all Nigerians in the joint efforts to ensure safety and security of lives and property of road travelers.
While praying God for repose of the souls of all those that lost their lives to the inferno, the Corps Marshal appeals for support to the families of the survivors in the various hospitals to ensure their quick recovery. He further commiserate with the people of Niger state and commended the prompt intervention of the Executive Governor of Niger State who was physically present at the scene.
In furtherance of its ongoing scheme to excite and reward its subscribers across the country, Globacom, on Friday, in Abuja, held another draw to select winners in its Festival of Joy consumer promotion.
The draw, held at the Gloworld, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse, had the presence of several observers including Glo subscribers, members of the media and Martin Oteh who led officials of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to witness the process.
The company had before now presented prizes to winners in several cities since the promo started in October 2024, enabling hundreds of Nigerians who won various prizes to end the year 2024 on a joyful note.
As is the tradition since the start of the promo, the draw precedes the prize presentation exercise, which is to be done on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the same Glo office at Wuse, Abuja. The lucky subscribers include the winner of a brand new Toyota Prado and winners of tricycle, sewing machines, generators and grinding machines.
Globacom encouraged new and existing subscribers to dial *611# to opt into the promo and to also keep recharging (voice and data) during the promo period, in order to be eligible to win the prizes on offer. New subscribers can participate immediately by purchasing a new SIM, registering it and dialing *611#.
“New and existing customers are to recharge up to N100, 000 cumulatively during the promo period to qualify for the draw for the Prado Jeep, N50, 000 cumulative recharge for Kia Picanto, N10, 000 in a month for tricycle and N5, 000 total recharge in a month to win a generator. For the sewing machine, a total recharge of N2, 500 in a month is required, while for the grinding machine, a recharge of N1,000 in a week will be eligible for the draw”, the company noted.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked lands allocated to Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, his Bayelsa counterpart Douye Diri, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen.
The minister’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, said the withdrawal of the R-of-O for 568 allottees followed the expiration of a two-week grace period to pay their C-of-O bills.
He noted that of the 3,273 allottees initially given two weeks in October 2024 to pay their bills, 568 remained in default after an additional grace period expired on January 15.
Also affected are the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), Ibrahim Hadejia; former governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, Senate Leader; Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Minority Leader; Abba Moro, Minister of State for Labour and Employment; Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State for Industry Trade and Investment; John Eno, Chairperson/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM); Abike Dabiri-Erewa; late Sports Minister Bala Kaoje; and Regina Akume, wife of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
The fresh revocation comes three weeks after the initial withdrawal of 762 plots of land from their allottees.
