Oba of Benin urges new CP to focus on crime-fighting

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has urged the state new Commissioner of Police, (CP), Betty Otimenyin to focus on crime fighting and prevention.

Ewuare said this on Friday when the Commissioner of Police visited the Oba of Benin for his royal blessing to succeed.

The traditional ruler assured Otimenyin, who is a native of the state, of the palace support.

Oba commended the CP for her efforts in maintaining law and order in the state

Oba Ewuare prayed for Otimenyin’s success, saying, “The Palace is very pleased with you. We are seeing what you are doing over there.

“May God and our ancestors empower you to do more,” he said.

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Earlier, Otimenyin described her deployment to the state as a homecoming, and promised to raise the bar of policing to greater heights in the state.

She was accompanied by the Edo Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), DCP Ben Abang, and other senior officers.

The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the CP had earlier served as the Commissioner of Police, Administration, Force Intelligence Department (FID), Abuja.

She had also served as DPO, Aideyan Police Station on Textile Mill road and Oba Market Police Division both in Benin.