A first-of-its-kind since the existence of the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, outstanding officers of the Force have been commended and awarded by the 22nd Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun.
The IGP at the maiden Nigeria Police Awards and Commendation ceremony held at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on Monday encouraged its officers and men of the NPF to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and service.
The police officers acknowledged were adjudged as deserving of the awards by a committee because of their exemplary performance and dedication to duty in law enforcement.
Tunji Disu wins as CP of the year at Nigeria Police Awards
Those honoured with awards in their different categories include Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, CP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, as Commissioner of Police of the Year, ACP Muhammad Z. Musa, as Area Commander of the Year, CSP Shaba Aliyu DPO Ekpan in Delta State as DPO of the Year.
Also awarded was Commissioner of Police, Kano State CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel as Community Policing Advocate of the Year; SP Kasumu Rilwan Oluporo, OC Ijanikin in Lagos as the Investigator of the Year, Insp. Everistus Onyia SCID Enugu as the Detective of the Year, CSP Odeyeyiwa Oladimeji OC Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Imo Command as the Crime Burster of the Year and SP Haruna Abdullahi, as Public Relations Officer of the Year.
Other officers recognised for exemplary performances at the Nigeria Police Awards
Others are GD III Alabi Kayode, Kwara Command as the Traffic Warden of the Year, Corporal Abbey Yetunde as Sports Person of the Year, ACP Dere Yusuf Olalekan as Medical Personnel of the Year, ASP Nnamdi Egbunike (NPF-NCCC) as Cybercrime Buster of the Year.
Still others are ASP Madaki Wisdom Emmanuel as Legal Officer of the Year.
The trio of SP Okoi Emmanuel Iferi, and SP Idris Ibrahim were awarded for Integrity by Counter Intelligence Unit (FID), Operation Haba Maza Desert Intervention Squad Yobe, Federal Safer Highway Patrol (Yabo-Argungu/Sanyinna Road) Sokoto, and 40PMF Patrol Team Taraba as Patrol Team of the Year.
Other nominees awarded certificates of recognition at Nigeria Police Awards
Other nominees were also given certificates of recognition.
Other officers who made the nominees list were SP Ogunmolasuyi Busola Mariam (Lagos) and CSP Mustapha Mohammed Musa (Ekiti) for the Investigator of the Year Award; SP Larrycarr Augustus Nwapi (Plateau) and CSP Adeniyi Adekunle (Ogun) for the Community Policing Advocate of the Year; Insp. Aminu Suleiman Jikamshi (Kano) and Insp. Adekola Joseph (Osun) for the Detective of the Year Award; SP Garba Ibrahim (Katsina) and DSP Adeyemi Akeem (Zone 2 Lagos) for the Crime Buster of the Year Award; ASP Kabir Auwal (Kastina) and ASP Zubairu Usman (Adamawa) for the Cybercrime Buster of the Year Award.
Others are; GD I Salisu Haruna and GD I Abdullahi Ibrahim for the Traffic Warden of the Year; SP Edafe Bright and DSP Daniel Ndukwe Ekea for the PRO of the Year; Cpl. Collins Obi and PC Tombrapa Grikpa for Sports Person of the Year; CSP Ihegboro Minachiso and ACP Kazim Olakunle Olayemi for Medical Personnel of the Year; CSP Babayola Mohammed Musa (DPO Bwari) and SP Ojekunle Nurudeen Ishola (DPO Tarka) for DPO of the Year;
ACP Shehu Alao and ACP Obigwa Francis Obigwa for Area Commander of the Year; and Insp. Daniel Shagbaor Kwaghaalade and SP Yetunde Olabisi Cardoso for Legal Officer of the Year
The event was graced by Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Minister for Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, Chairman, Police Service Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, and other dignitaries from other security agencies.
