By Thompson Yamput
The Kogi Police Command spokesman, Williams Ovye-Aya, was on Tuesday decorated along with 41 other newly promoted officers in the state.
Ovye-Aya, who was promoted from Superintendent of Police (SP) to Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), was decorated along with the 41 others by the Commissioner of Police (CP), Naziru Kankarofi, and the Kogi State Security Adviser, Commodore Jerry Omodara (Rtd), at the state command headquarters, Lokoja.
Kankarofi charged the promoted officers under his command to redouble their commitment to discipline, intelligence gathering, and community collaboration in ensuring a safer Kogi.
He urged them to see their promotion as a call to higher responsibilities and renewed dedication to duty as they serve the country.
“This is because promotion comes with greater responsibilities and expectations.
“Therefore, you must maintain the highest level of discipline, integrity, and professionalism.
“The security of Kogi depends largely on our collective commitment to proactive policing and effective synergy,” he said.
Kankorofi, however, commended the Inspector General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd), for their continuous support and prioritisation of officers’ welfare.
According to him, such recognition and promotions are morale boosters for officers and the command.
In his remarks, Omodara lauded the command’s achievements and assured the state government’s continued collaboration with the police to sustain peace and security across the state.
Responding on behalf of the newly promoted officers, CSP Ovye-Aya thanked the I-G and the PSC for finding them worthy of elevation.
He pledged the readiness and commitment of the promoted officers toward justifying the confidence reposed in them by upholding professionalism, integrity, and community partnership.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the newly decorated officers include three Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs): Bawa Shamsudeen Ibrahim (A/O Operations Department) and Ocheni Enejo (DPO Okaba).
Others are four superintendents of police, Toyin Yakubu (O/C Gender, State Intelligence Department), Victoria James (O/C Cooperative), Azuh Esther (Police Clinic), and Ebiloma Anekwu (O/C MSD); and 35 Assistant Superintendents of Police I (ASP I). NAN
