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Lagos police get new spokesman

Oti, a superintendent of police who hails from Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, replaces Olarinde Famous-Cole (ASP).

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Spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, CSP Chike Oti
Chike Godwin Oti

The Lagos State police command now has a new spokesman, Chike Godwin Oti.

Oti, a superintendent of police who hails from Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, replaces Olarinde Famous-Cole (ASP).

The new spokesman, who was listed as a cadet sub-inspector of police on 18th May, 1992, holds Bsc. (Hons) in Business Administration from the University of Lagos. He was trained at the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano.
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Oti, before now, worked at Ops 1 Dept. of Operations, Lagos State Command in 2017; Oc Anti-Fraud Section, Zone 2 CIID, Onikan Lagos between 2015 and 2017 and Operations Officer, Department of Operations, Lagos State Police Command, 2010 and 2015.

He was a lecturer at the Police College, Ikeja from 2006-2010.

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He also taught at the National Police Training Academy, Liberia from 2007-2009, being a beneficiary of the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in Liberia.

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