Another feather to CSP Oyin Frances’ (SOA) cap –as she stoops to conquer internationally

Being a police officer is on its own tough but as the saying goes, “when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.” CSP Oyinpreyobofa Frances SOA is a typical example of such an officers, with a dint of hard work, she has been heralded for her professionalism.

As a stickler to hard work and a professional to the core, CSP Oyinpreyobofa Francess  SOA recently bagged another International performance award by an organization known as Universal Chaplain Corps & Rescue Mission, UCCRM, following a letter they wrote to the IGP, who approved and directed Oyin to attend.

The award was given to her during the group’s 2021 International Conference held on Thursday 22nd July 2021, at St. Anthony Event Centre, Liasu Road, Council Bus Stop, Egbe-Idimu, Lagos, where CSP Oyin was also the Guest Speaker on the “Role of Community in Reducing Crime In Society”.

There was no gainsaying that to whom much is given, much is expected. That was why three days later, few friends celebrated the international award with her on 25th July 2021, at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja area of Lagos to show their appreciation.

The President of the association, Dr Tunde O. Bankole, while presenting the award, noted that Oyin, as she is popularly known, has performed creditably well in discharging her duty as a Senior Police officer and was worthy of the award.

ICSP Oyin is a perennial recipient of International awards. She was among the top 50 personalities honoured during the Lagos at 50 celebrations. She has also received the prestigious Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria Award several times for excellent performances in crime-busting in Nigeria.

Suffice it to say that Oyin, Nee Nemisinghan, is one of the Police officers worthy to be mentioned for positively repositioning the image of the Nigeria Police. She is currently serving as the  Officer in Charge of Human Rights at SCID, Panti, Yaba, and had worked as DPO at MAN Centre, Ago Okota and Aswani, using strategic management known as Community policing to combat crimes.

CSP Oyinpreyebofa Frances SOA is a graduate of Sociology and holds a Masters Degree, MILR, Industrial Labour Relations, both at Delta State University, Abraka. She enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet (ASP) Assistant Superintendent of Police in 2002. She, like many others, was trained at the Police Academy, Wudil Kano, before she was posted to Enugu State. She passed out in 2004 from the Academy.

She is also an erudite scholar with several courses and conferences both at home and abroad under her belt. She is a member of the (IACP) International Association of Chiefs of Police and also a member of the International Association of Women Police (IAWP). She was a one-time (PRO) Public Relations Officer of POWA and presently the Social Secretary of POWA, Lagos State Chapter. Oyin was also a one-time Secretary to the famous Baptist Girls High School Agbor, Old Girls Association, Lagos State Chapter and presently their Security Adviser.
She has worked in various states and departments of the Police Force. She was OC JWC, Uwani Division, Enugu, DCO Gwagwaruwa Division, Kano, AO Fillinhuki Division, Kano, DTO Man Centre Division, DCO Man Centre Division, AO Ikeja Division, DCO Ikeja Division, Acting DPO Ikeja Division, DPO MAN Centre. She was 2ic Area West and Acting Commander Area West, Airport Police Command, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) of Isolo Okota Division and later moved to Ago Palace, Okota as DPO, She was transferred to Lion Building area ‘A’ Command as 2ic area commander and later moved to Aswani Division before her present position at SCID, Panti, Yaba. Lagos.

She has in her closet, a plethora of awards as a Police Officer. Due to her kind-heartedness, she was honoured with the title Ezinne (Good Mother) by C.W.O. Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral.