A statement issued in Port Harcourt by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Muhammad, said Adebanjo succeeded Musa Kimo, who has now been deployed to the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Muhammad
said: “The new Commissioner of Police joined the Nigeria Police in 1984 as
Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose through the ranks to his
present rank of Commissioner of Police in 2012.
He
is a holder of bachelor and masters degrees in Criminology/Criminal Justice
Administration and Management obtained from the University of Central Oklahoma,
United States of America. He is an alumnus of the elitist National Institute of
Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos.
“He
has served in various capacities in the force; he was in the recent past the
Commissioner of Police Explosive Ordinance Disposal (Anti-Bomb), Force
Headquarters, Abuja and Commissioner of Police Edo State Command. He was until
his present posting a Commissioner of Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja.”
He said Adebanjo has an impeccable track records in crime fighting and had attended various development courses both at home and abroad.
“While
assuring the good people of Rivers State to remain confident and trusting in
his ability to dutifully discharge the police constitutional mandate of
ensuring public peace and security; the Commissioner of Police appeals for
their cooperation, support and understanding to enable him put in place virile
and sustained security architecture that will bring the crime level in the
state to an appreciable level,” the statement said.
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