Moshood Jimoh Takes Helm as Lagos Police Commissioner

Moshood Jimoh Takes Helm as Lagos Police Commissioner

By Our Correspondent

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Moshood Jimoh as the new Commissioner of Police for Lagos State Command. Jimoh, a seasoned police officer, brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having served as the Force Public Relations Officer and held various key positions within the police force.

CP Jimoh, before his appointment, was Commissioner of Police, Ports Authority, Eastern Ports.

Jimoh, who hails from Kwara State, was a former Force Public Relations Officer and later Deputy Commissioner, of Airport Police; Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Administration; and Deputy Commissioner of General Investigation.

He has undergone several professional trainings, which include the Combat Operations Course, Mobile Training College Maiduguri; African Union Mission in Darfur Sudan; Weapons of mass destruction countermeasure, First Responder Training Institute, United States; training on social construction and management reform, China Executive Leadership Academy, Pudong China; training on maritime rescue and salvage for developing countries, China Maritime Academy Ningbo, China; and training on anti-hijacking techniques and tactics for developing countries, Yunnan Police College Kunmung, China. He was also at the Police Training Institute, Seoul, South Korea.

CP Olohundare Moshod Jimoh is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Public Relations Personality of the Year in recognition of his sterling qualities and outstanding contribution to the development and use of public relations by the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations.

CP Jimoh appeared before the Commission today. Present were the Commission’s Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni, Justice Adamu Paul Galmuje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary, and DIG Taiwo Lakanu, fdc Honourable Commissioner representing the Police.