Just before the dust of the invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by security operatives is yet to settle, a new Commissioner of Police has been named for the Lagos State Command.
He is Mr. Moshood Jimoh, who was the Force Public Relations Officer from January 2017 to January 2019, according to an announcement by the Police Service Commission (PSC) in Abuja on Monday.
Jimoh takes over from CP Ishola Olanrewaju Olawale, who was posted to the state in September 2024.
Persecondnews reports that prior to his appointment, CP Jimoh held dual roles as the Deputy Commissioner of General Investigation and Commissioner of Police for the Ports Authority, Eastern Ports Command in Rivers State.
He has accumulated a broad range of experience, having served in various key positions such as Deputy Commissioner of Airport Police, Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Administration, and notably, as the Force Public Relations Officer from January 2017 to January 2019.
PSC, in a statement released on Monday by its spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, announced that CP Jimoh appeared before the Commission on Monday.
He appeared before the Commission’s Chairman, retired DIG Hashimu Argungu, retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Adamu Paul Galmuje, and retired DIG Taiwo Lakanu.
The statement reads: “The Police Service Commission, on Monday, February 17, 2025, approved the appointment of Moshood Jimoh as the Commissioner of Police for Lagos State Command.
“Jimoh, who hails from Kwara State, was a former Force Public Relations Officer. He later served as Deputy Commissioner of the Airport Police, Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Administration, and Deputy Commissioner of General Investigation. Before his appointment, he was Commissioner of Police for the Ports Authority, Eastern Ports.
“He has undergone several professional training programmes, including: Combat Operations Course at the Mobile Training College in Maiduguri; African Union Mission in Darfur, Sudan; Weapons of Mass Destruction Countermeasure First Responder Training at the United States Institute; Social Construction and Management Reform at the China Executive Leadership Academy, Pudong, China.
Others are Maritime Rescue and Salvage for Developing Countries at the China Maritime Academy in Ningbo, China; Anti-Hijacking Techniques and Tactics for Developing Countries at Yunnan Police College in Kunming, China; and Police Training at the Police Training Institute, Seoul, South Korea.
“CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh is also a recipient of the Presidential Award for Public Relations Personality of the Year, recognising his sterling qualities and outstanding contribution to the development and use of Public Relations, awarded by the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations.”
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