New FCT police boss resumes duties

The newly appointed Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, CP Babaji Sunday, has assumed office.

He took over from the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Bala Ciroma, as the 28th commissioner of police in the nation’s seat of power.

CP Sunday was born on April 12, 1963 in Bambam-Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State.

He obtained a primary school certificate, General Certificate of Education (GCE) and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990 as an assistant superintendent of police and has served in various capacities.

He had served as detective, Special Fraud Unit, Lagos; sectional Head at EFCC; area commander, Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna State Command; Area Commander, Dala, Kano State Command; Deputy Commissioner of Police-Inspectorate DTD, FHQ; Deputy Commissioner of Police-Welfare DFA,FHQ; Deputy Commissioner of Police-SCID, Kaduna Command; Director Operations, Special Presidential Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property, Abuja and Deputy Commissioner of Police ,Operations FCT Command.

Babaji has attended several professional courses home and abroad including the International Post Blast Investigation, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centre, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Glynco-Georgia, USA and GEN-SAD Members State Police Officers Course, at Community of Sahel-Sahara State GEN-SAD Tripoli, Libya.