Olugbenga Adewole resumes duty as Rivers CP
03 January 2025 |
6:48 pm
CP Olugbenga Adewole has assumed the position of Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command. Adewole is a seasoned police officer with exceptional service records and great wealth of experience in modern policing. He assumed office on 24th December, 2024 as the 47th Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command, taking over from the former…
CP Olugbenga Adewole has assumed the position of Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command.
Adewole is a seasoned police officer with exceptional service records and great wealth of experience in modern policing.
He assumed office on 24th December, 2024 as the 47th Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command, taking over from the former Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, who was recently promoted to AIG and subsequently redeployed as Assistant Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Zone 6 Calabar.
Until his appointment, Adewole was in-charge of the Department of Operations, Rivers State Police Command.
Adewole hails from Ibadan Town in the Ibadan North/East Local Government Area of Oyo State.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours) in Psychology from the prestigious premier University of Ibadan in 1991.
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