Owohunwa Assumes Duty As Lagos CP

A new Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has assumed duty at the Lagos State Police Command, taking over from Abiodun Alabi, who was promoted to an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, in charge of Zone 2 with headquarters in Lagos.

Confirming the development via a statement on his Twitter handle late Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said Owohunwa joined the police force as a Cadet Officer (Course 19/1996) on August 15, 1996, after graduating with a Second Class (Upper Division) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

According to Hundeyin, the new CP emerged as the Overall Best Graduating Cadet Officer in Professional Studies at the Police Academy in Kano.

The CP, who studied as a British Government Chevening Scholar, also holds a Diploma in National Security Studies from the Centre for Strategic Studies, Galilee International Management Institute, Kibuss Mizra, Israel and a Certificate in Terrorism Financing Investigation from the London Metropolitan Police. He also holds a Diploma in Cybercrime Studies from the University of Virginia, United States.

Owohunwa was part of a major deployment across police formations and departments in the country, alongside CP Frank Mba who was deployed to the Ogun State Command.