Bayelsa State Police Command Gets New Commissioner

 The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of Mr Ben Nebolisa Okolo, to Bayelsa State as a new commissioner of police 


Mr  Okolo takes over from CP Echeng E. Echeng earlier redeployed to the Anambra State Police Command.
 
Ben Okolo, a fellow of the National Defence College, hails from Onitsha in Anambra State and holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Political Science from the University of Nigeria Nsukka. 

A Cop with vast experiences in policing and community safety, Mr Okolo has held key positions within the Force cutting across administration, criminal investigations, operations, amongst others.

 He previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Force Intelligence Bureau, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit and the Head of IGP Monitoring Unit, amongst other positions. 

He has also attended several leadership and professional courses within and outside Nigeria including the Tactical Command Course at the Police Staff College, Jos, Strategic and Management Training Course at the INTERPOL Headquarters, France.
    
The IGP has charged the new Commissioner to bring his wealth of experience to bear in advancing the gains in crime prevention and public safety in Bayelsa State. 

The IGP equally enjoined Bayelsans to accord the new Commissioner of Police the needed cooperation to enable him succeed in his assignment.
 

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