IGP Baba Appoints Abiodun Alabi as Lagos Commissioner of Police
- The Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has appointed a new commissioner of police in Lagos state
- Baba has appointed Abiodun Alabi to take over from Hakeem Odumosu as Lagos state commissioner
- Meanwhile, Odumosu was recently promoted to the rank of AIG and with the promotion, he was expected to be redeployed from the Lagos State Command as the CP
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Abuja- The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has approved the appointment of Abiodun Alabi, as the new Commissioner of Police for Lagos state.
According to Sahara Reporters, Alabi is to take over officially from Hakeem Odumosu next week.
Meanwhile, Odumosu has been promoted to the rank of Assistant-Inspector General and with the promotion, he was expected to be redeployed from the Lagos State Command.
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Alabi was before the appointment, the Bauchi state commissioner of police, Leadership added.
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The new Lagos CP had also served in various capacities in the Nigeria Police Force within and outside Nigeria, notably among United Nations Mission in Kosovo in 2001.
He is due for retirement on December 31, 2024.
Insecurity: Buhari finally approves N13.3bn for take-off of Community Policing
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that the sum of N13.3billion has been approved by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari for the take-off of the community policing initiative across the nation.
Buhari made the disclosure on Monday, October 11, in Abuja, at the opening of a two-day Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat.
In a statement made available on his official Facebook page, the president stated that the approval was part of measures to consolidate efforts aimed at enhancing security nationwide.
Crisis hits mega-rich Magodo as Adeyiga family threatens to retrieve land
In other news, hostilities have once again reared their head up in Lagos as residents of Magodo and the Adeyiga family locked on in battle over land ownership. As a result of this, the gate of the Shangisha Estate, off CMD Road, was locked as of 4:am on Wednesday, December 22.
According to reports, nobody could either come in or go out as commercial activities became paralysed. Residents complained that the family has threatened to pull down the houses with bulldozers.
Source: Legit.ng
