OSUN APPOINTS NEW POLICE CHIEF

Babatunji Wusu –

Bzigu Kwazhi has been appointed by Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun to the position of Police Commissioner for Osun State, succeeding Isyaku Mohammed.

According to a statement issued on Friday by SP Yemisi Opalola, the state police’s public relations officer, the new CP reported to the state police headquarters in Osogbo on Thursday.

According to a police spokesperson, the departing police commissioner’s redeployment led to the appointment of the new commissioner.

The statement read, “The deployment is sequel to the recent redeployment of former Commissioner of Police, CP Isyaku Mohammed.

“The new Commissioner of Police holds B.A in History/Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and was a SEC 45 alumnus of the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos. He has served in various capacities in different states of the country and outside Nigeria.
“He also served at different departments of the Nigeria Police, namely Administration, Operations, and Investigations, like a colossus. He was a Contingent Commander, Nigeria Formed Police Units to the United Nations Mission in Liberia.

“He was the Pioneer Police logistics Officer/NCC, Team Coordinator ECOWAS mission, Guinea Bissau and Chief of Training, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, FHQ Abuja among others.”

Recall that the outgoing commissioner, Mohammed only took office on November 10, 2023.