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Edo gets new Commissioner of Police

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13 August 2024   |   7:17 pm
A new Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Nemi Edwin-Iwo, has assumed duty in Edo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to a statement issued in Benin on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Police Command in Edo, SP Moses Yamu, the new CP replaced Funsho Adegboye. The statement described Edwin-Iwo, the 47th CP…

A new Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Nemi Edwin-Iwo, has assumed duty in Edo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

According to a statement issued in Benin on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Police Command in Edo, SP Moses Yamu, the new CP replaced Funsho Adegboye.

The statement described Edwin-Iwo, the 47th CP in the state, as a hardworking, versatile and dedicated law enforcement officer.

READ ALSO: How ex-Rep Mrakpor was released in Bayelsa 10 days after abduction — Police

Until his deployment to Edo, he was the CP in charge of Intelligence at the Force Intelligence Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja.

New Commissioner of Police in Edo, Nemi Edwin-Iwo

According to the statement, the police chief hailed from Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Port-Harcourt, and a Master’s degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Ibadan.

He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police in 1992 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.

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