New AIG of Police Resumes Duty in Bayelsa

Edith CHUKU

Mr. Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, has been appointed as the new Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 16 Headquarters, Yenagoa, the capital city of Bayelsa State.

Hamzat’s appointment was following the retirement of the former AIG, Mr Paul Alifa Omata.

The new assistant inspector general was appointed by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetukon, as revealed in a release made available to TNN on Tuesday, by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Gunn Ewhoborwo Emonena.

While announcing Hamzat’s appointment, the zonal headquarters also supplicated for, “the full co-operation and support of the good people of Bayelsa and Rivers State to enable him bring to bear his extensive knowledge and proven skills in policing in line with the Inspector General of Police agenda.”

It further revealed that, “Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, an indigene of Ifelodun L.G.A of Kwara State, was commissioned into the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on 18th May 1992. He is a graduate of sociology from the university of Ilorin and holds Masters in Conflict Management & Peace Studies Unijos and a PhD in Peace and Development Studies from Unilorin.

“He is a seasoned Officer of repute and a distinguished fellow of the defense college.

“In the course of his career as a police officer, the AIG has served at different capacity in all strata of the Nigeria Police Force and globally. He is a well known investigator and Intelligence professional whose operational experience and core intelligence abilities earned him commendable duty tours in the United Nation missions in Kosovo (UNMIK) and Timor Leste (East Timor).

“Until his recent posting to the Zone as the 9th Zonal commander, AIG Adebola Ayinde Hamzat was the immediate past AIG in charge of Counter Terrorism Unit of the Nigeria Police Force. He also served as Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command and Commissioner of Police Border Patrol Force respectively.”