Adewale Osifeso, the Police Public Relations Officer for Oyo Command, has been promoted to Chief Superintendent of Police, joining 201 other officers who have received promotions.
On Wednesday, the newly promoted officers at the State Police Command in Eleyele were presented with decorations by Commissioner of Police Ayodele Sonubi.
26 Superintendents of Police (SP), 26 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSP), and 4 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACP) are among the recently promoted personnel.
149 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) – Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) and 25 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) – Superintendents of Police (SP) are among the others.
Among those honoured are CSP Sunday Omowole (AO Operations), CSP Emuze Samson O., Commander of Explosive Ordnance Disposal-Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Unit; CSP Akinjo Olakunle; CSP Segun Ojo; CSP Osifeso Adewale, Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State; and ACP Ehindero Lawrence, OC Special Equity Bureau.
Prior to being promoted to his current position, Osifeso served in the Oyo State Command as a Superintendent of Police (SP).
Top police officers, family members, and well-wishers gathered for the celebration to honour the newly promoted officers’ achievements.
Speaking to the command’s staff, the Police Commissioner commended the officers for their efforts and commitment, which led to their promotion.
He urged the honoured officers to provide leadership and mentoring in their roles and characterised the promotions as a call to increased responsibility.
At a time when law enforcement is continuously struggling with perception management and changing security issues, CP Sonubi reminded the promotees that they now have higher obligations and challenged them to live up to the expectations that come with the new rank.