DCP  Nwogoh welcomes newly promoted AIG, Fayoade to Zone 2

Stanley Ihedigbo

Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone 2, Martin Nwagbo, has welcomed newly promoted Assistant Inspector General of Police, Adegoke Fayoade,  back to Zone 2 Onikan Headquarters, Lagos.

Though, Monday 16th September 2024 should have been the day he should resume duty, but due to holiday of Eid Moulid, AIG Fayoade welcome ceremony has been shifted .

Sources at Zone 2 said the ceremony will be on Tuesday 17th September 2024 while decoration of newly promoted officers will take place on Wednesday 18th September 2024 at Zone 2 Conference Hall this week, if the plans on ground are right.

DCP Nwogoh who has been acting AIG at Zone 2 since retired AIG, Olatoye Durosimi bids farewell to active duty in NPF.

While chatting last week with Media on the promotion of the former Lagos Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade to AIG Zone 2, DCP Martin revealed that he is very excited about his promotion and he is ready to receive the new AIG this week.

“ We have been waiting for our new Assistant Inspector General of Police , AIG Zone 2 , Adegoke Fayoade MNI,” he said.

“ Zone 2 has been gathering momentum . The former Lagos CP is a man of honour and integrity. We are ready to work assiduously with him . His track records speak volumes in battling crimes in Lagos . He has eliminated lots of kidnappers and armed robbers in Lagos and its environs. We are very optimistic that he will do better in Lagos and Ogun States respectively. Everyone is waiting for AIG, Adegoke Fayoade MNI “.

It will be recalled that former CP Lagos State, Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police by the IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, as Nigerian police witnessed an elaborate event at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja .

Inspector-General of Police ,Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu presided over the event, which brought together a distinguished crowd of family members, friends, and senior officials.

The promotion, approved by the Police Service Commission at the IGP’s request, elevated eight Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), while 15 Deputy Commissioners (DCs) stepped into the rank of CP.

The IGP, however, congratulated the officers, urging them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity as they step into their new roles.

He emphasised that their leadership will be crucial as the force continues its mission of ensuring peace and security across Nigeria.

Former CP Fayoade was born on October 28, 1966, in Ila-Orangun, Osun State, Nigeria

He was enlisted in the Nigeria Police as a cadet officer on May 18th, 1992.

He served in the operations, administration, and investigative departments.

He holds a B. A (Edu) Hons in History and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Lagos State University (LASU) and University of Lagos (UNILAG), respectively.

Fayoade was at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, USA from 1998 to 1999.

From 1999-2003, he was police ADC to the former governor of Osun, Chief Bisi Akande

He was a Divisional Police Officer at Ajao Police Station, Ilupeju Police Station, and Bar Beach, Victoria Island Divisional Headquarters.

He served as the Area Commander of Sango Area Command, Ogun State, where he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police and thereafter moved to Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos as DC Admin.

After he got promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police, he was moved to become CP Amarment, Force Headquarters, Abuja, and later to Police Training School, Jos, and now to the Lagos Police Command.