Breaking: Lagos Appoints New Police Commissioner
Ishola Olanrewaju Olawale is now the 40th Commissioner of Police for Lagos state, the State Police Command has announced.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.
“A new Commissioner of Police, CP Ishola Olanrewaju Olawale, psc+, mnips has assumed duty as the 40th Commissioner of Police at the Lagos State Command. He takes over from CP Adegoke Fayoade, mni who has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police and since redeployed to AIG Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos.
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“CP Ishola joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1992. He holds a BSc in Geography and an MSc in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Ibadan. Amongst other training and educational pursuits, he has attended the Tactical Leadership and Command Course, at Police Staff College Jos, and the Strategic Leadership and Command Course, at the National Institute of Police Studies Abuja.
“He has served in numerous key positions, both operational and administrative, where he ensured law and order in some of the most challenging environments,” the statement read.
Ishola succeeds the ex-CP, Adegoke Fayoade, who has now been elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).
