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AIG Fayoade Decorates Newly Promoted Officers with New Ranks, Harps on Professionalism
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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 Regional Chairman of Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has denied reports that he prayed for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in the 2027 presidential election.
Dachomo, who is currently in Israel on what he described as his first International Christian Advocacy Tour, said his visit was aimed at drawing the attention of world leaders to the plight of Christians in Plateau.
The cleric made the clarification in a social media post on Monday night following reports that he had prayed for the success of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket and expressed support for the Muslim-Muslim ticket.
Dachomo said his earlier post, in which he prayed for Nigeria, had been misconstrued as an endorsement of Tinubu and Shettima ahead of the 2027 election.
According to him, there was nowhere in the post where he prayed for the President and Vice-President to win the election.
“People are trying to frame me, saying I prayed for a Muslim-Muslim ticket. But I did not, and I will never pray for a Muslim-Muslim ticket because Nigeria belongs to both Muslims and Christians,” he said.
Dachomo said his prayers were for the well-being and success of Nigeria and its citizens, irrespective of their religious affiliations.
“I pray for both Muslims and Christians in Nigeria. I pray for Nigeria to succeed. If you truly want to come to God, come with a clean heart,” he added.
The cleric further stated, “I did not pray for President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima to win in 2027. My prayers have always been for Nigeria to succeed.”
Dachomo’s clarification came amid reactions to his ongoing advocacy tour in Israel, where he is seeking international attention to security challenges and what he described as the persecution of Christians in Plateau.
Ahead of the 2027 election, the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify candidates whose names are not contained in political party registers, as stipulated by the Electoral Act 2026.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Chairman of the committee, Bayo Balogun, drew the commission’s attention to a Supreme Court ruling on Sections 77(5), 77(6) and 77(7) and called for their full enforcement across all political parties.
Balogun, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said that pending legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, constitutionality and enforceability of the sections had been resolved by virtue of the Supreme Court judgment.
The lawmaker recalled that the Supreme Court, on September 24, 2026, restored the provisions after setting aside the Court of Appeal judgment that had declared them unconstitutional.
According to him, the apex court held that the provisions were not inconsistent with the 1999 Constitution.
Balogun explained that Section 77(5) provides that only members whose names are contained in the membership register submitted to INEC are eligible to vote or be voted for at party primaries, congresses and conventions.
He said that Section 77(6) requires political parties to use the register submitted to the electoral umpire for such exercises.
Balogun urged INEC to proceed without further delay to enforce Sections 77(4) to 77(6) in the administration and monitoring of political parties and their electoral activities.
He further urged the commission to audit the membership registers and candidates submitted by political parties to establish whether the names of the candidates are contained in the registers earlier submitted to INEC in compliance with Section 77(5).
“This will be a litmus test for the commission – any culpable political party and candidates should be disqualified.
“Diligent enforcement of the provision would help prevent disputes and reduce the volume of litigation that could arise from alleged irregularities or non-compliance with Sections 77(4) to 77(6) of the Electoral Act,” Balogun said.
An helicopter crashed into a swamp near Naval Base in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday.
The incident occurred at about 11.00a.m during heavy down pour, throwing the coastal community into panic.
The number of people on board of the helicopter was yet to be officially confirmed, while the condition of possible survivors cannot be confirmed.
Confirming the incident, Maurice Oripenaiye, the Chairman of the local government, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview that he could not ascertain the number of the victims.
Oripenaye also said he was yet to ascertain the identity of the crashed helicopter and the passengers.
“It happened during the heavy rainfall at about 11.00a.m. I cannot confirm the number of the people on board. I have deployed some youths to the area for rescue purpose,” he told NAN.
Similarly, the Police Command in Ondo State while confirming the crash, said details surrounding the incident were still emerging.
The command in a statement by its spokesperson, Abayomi Jimoh, a deputy superintendent of police, in Akure, said efforts were ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the crash.
“The command urges members of the public, particularly residents of Igbokoda and adjoining communities, to remain calm and refrain from circulating unverified information.
“The public will be duly informed as soon as further credible information becomes available,” it stated.
(NAN)
