Israel Umoh
Akwa Ibom son, Ita Lazarus Udom, who was stagnated as a Chief Superintendent of Police for 20 years, has, in one year, bagged accelerated promotion to the rank of Commissioner of Police (CP).
Until his elevation, Udom, a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) in-charge of DFA zone 12 Headquarters, Bauchi, is among the 40 newly promoted Commissioners of Police to be decorated at Force Headquarters, Abuja on Thursday, October 20.
Udom, an indigene of Nsekhe Village in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, was decorated as Deputy Commissioner of Police on Monday, March 28, 2022, thus scaling over the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.
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At the colourful ceremony held at Godswill Akpabio Hall, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo LGA, he confessed that he served under both his course mates and junior officers during the period of his travail.
The elated policeman who could not hide his feelings expressed gratitude to God, the Inspector General of Police and the then state commissioner, for their roles in his promotion.
According to him, “it was a terrible experience in my life because throughout this period of almost 20 years without promotion, I served my course mates and the junior ones. As a human being I was discouraged because if I say I was not discouraged I will be telling lies.
“However, I want to thank God almighty for his benevolence. I thank the IGP and the commissioner of Police. I feel elated today because to whom much is given much is expected; I will rededicate myself to serve this nation, be loyal to the IGP and to our country, Nigeria. I will do my best to carry out my primary responsibility which is to fight crime.”
Born 58 years, Udom is a1987 Economics graduate of the University of Calabar in Cross River State.
He had served in various capacities in the Nigeria Police Force, and participated in the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission, Angola where he bagged United National Medal for Peace for his contributions to global peace efforts in 2000.
Recall that the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday, October 15, released promotion of 40 deputy commissioners of police (DCP) and two assistant commissioners to the rank of commissioner.
Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, in a statement, said the commission also promoted two commissioners of police — Abdul Yari Lafia and Rudouf Echebi — to the rank of assistant inspector of police (AIG).
“The new commissioners of police are Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, presently DCP, SCID, Ondo state command; Idegwu Basil Okuoma, DCP federal operations, force headquarters Abuja; Zachariah Dera Achinyan, National Defence College Abuja; Sule Balarebe, DCP DFA, Sokoto state command; Zango Ibrahim Baba, DCP SFU, FCIID Annex, Lagos; Maiyaki Mohammed Baba, DCP Admin, Kebbi state command; Ishiaku Mohammed, DCP finance force headquarters; Margret Agebe Ochalla, team leader, IGP monitoring unit and presently gender coordinator of the Nigeria Police Force; Benneth Igwe, DCP OPs FCT command and Mohammed Abdul Suleiman, second in command, Force Education Officer,” the statement reads.
“Others are Ajala Elijah Ayoola, DCP FMIU, Lagos; Romokere Godsgift Ibani, DCP SCID, Abia state command; Akika Augustine, deputy commandant, Police College, Ikeja; Peter W. Wagbara, DCP Admin, Rivers state command; Ogundare Dare Emmanuel, DCP SCID, Kebbi state command; Chris Omonzokpea Aimionowane, DCP Ops zone 13 Ukpo; Augustina Nwuka Ogbodo, former DCP admin, FCT command and presently in FCIID, Abuja; Polycarp Chilaka Dibia, DCP zone 6 Benin.
“Others are Ogunrinde Banji, DCP force CID, Annex Lagos; Sybil Olufunmilayo Akinfenwa, DCP Homicide, FCIID annex Lagos; Ita Lazarus Uko-Udom DCP DFA zone 12 Bauchi; Samuel Titus Musa, DCP SCID, Enugu state command and Ochogwu Abbas Ogbeh, second-in-command, force legal.
“The newly promoted commissioners also include John Ayuba Babangida, DCP DFA, Ekiti state command; Kayode Adetunmbi, DCP Ops, zone 9 Umuahia; Aderemi Olufemi Adeoye, DCP OPs Anambra state command; Dayo Ariyo, DCP border patrol; Stephen Olarewaju, DCP, DFA, Nasarawa state command; Remigius Okwor, DCP, DCP force headquarters police accounts and budget annex Lagos; Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, DCP SCID, Ogun state command.
“Others are Fayodade Adegoke Mustapha, DCP SCID Lagos state command; Adegboyega Funsho Adegboye, DCP OPs Ondo state command; Umar Shehu Nadada, DCP OPs Nasarawa state command; Mustapha Mohammed Bala, DCP SCID Imo state Command; Taiwo Olatunde Adeleke, DCP OPs PAP western command Lagos; Ibrahim Abdullahi, DCP general investigation FIICD; Akinwale Adeniran, DCP DFA, zone 8 Lokoja; Mamman Dauda, DCP OPs Zamfara State Command; Mohammed Bala Labbo, DCP Communication, Kebbi State Command; Umaru Madaki, DCP Nursing, Kano State Command; Nkechi Eze, O/C medical, Rivers state command and Garba Emmanuel Nzukwen, O/C medical, Taraba state command.”
