Following the retirement of former Commissioner of Police in the State, a new Commissioner, CP Ogundele J. Ayodeji has been deployed to pilot the affairs of the command.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, (PRO) DSP Wasiu Abiodun stated this in a statement on Monday.
He said the new commissioner assumed duty as the 36th Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command today, October 17th, 2022.
CP Ayodeji took over from CP Monday Bala Kuryas who retired last week as Niger State Police commissioner.
According to him, “The new commissioner, hereby solicits for support of all stakeholders, residents and Nigerlites to continue giving useful information to the Command, in order to build on successes of his predecessor towards ensuring a peaceful environment in the State for economic growth and development”.
CP Ogundele hails from Oyo town in Oyo West LGA of Oyo State.
He holds B.sc and M.sc degrees in Political Science from University of Ibadan in 1985 and 1988 respectively.
He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet ASP on March 3rd, 1990.