IGP appoints a new Commissioner for Ekiti, promotes AIG Amadi to acting DIG

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has posted CP Moronkeji Olusegun Adesina as the new Police Commissioner in charge of Ekiti State.

Also, the IGP approved the posting of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG John Ogbonaya Amadi, as Ag. DIG Department of Research and Planning, Force Headquarters, Abuja, and DIG representing South-East Geo-political zone.

The two postings are contained in a statement on Monday by the acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.

The statement noted that the postings are with immediate effect and the two senior officers have been charged to put in their best in their new positions to make the police force better.

Profile of CP Moronkeji Olusegun Adesina

CP Moronkeji Olusegun Adesina, who takes over the duties and responsibilities of the office of Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Police Command, holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from the Ogun State University/now Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Calabar, Cross River State.

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He is a bonafide member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in Virginia, USA. Prior to his posting as CP Ekiti, he was the CP General Investigations, Force Criminal Investigations Department, Abuja.

Profile of Ag DIG John Ogbonaya Amadi

The new Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Research and Planning, Ag. DIG John Ogbonaya Amadi, hails from Ebonyi State, and is a versatile police officer, with a Bachelor’s degree in Education (Biology) and a Master’s Degree in Education both from the prestigious University of Lagos.

He has attended several professional courses both in Nigeria and abroad. Some of these include the Advance Detective Course, Police Staff College, Jos, and the National Security Course, Police Academy, Cairo, Egypt.

Acting DIG Amadi, who is a member of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), has held many Command positions including as Commissioner of Police at the Railway Police Command, Western Ports Authority, Lagos, and Airport Command, Lagos; Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Maritime, Lagos. Until his recent posting, he was a Directing Staff at the NIPSS, Kuru, Jos.

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