A new Commissioner of Police, Olokode Olawale (psc), has been posted to Osun State police command and he has assumed office following the recent promotion and redeployment of CP Udie J. Adie (psc+), who is now an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).
This was contained in a statement made available to The Newsbearer by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Yemisi Opalola.
Olokede was born some decades ago in Odeda Local G government Area of Ogun State.
The Commissioner of Police, a holder of M.Sc in Peace and Conflict Resolutions Studies from the National Open University of Nigeria and B.Sc in Sociology from the University of Ibadan, was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in March, 1988 as Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (Cadet ASP).
CP Olokode has served in several states of the country, including Ogun, Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Niger, Cross River, Kogi, Kano, Jigawa, INEC Headquarters and Force Headquarters, Abuja.
A thoroughbred professional who has, since joining the Force, made waves in the departments that hold the Nigeria Police namely: Administration, Operations and Investigations like a colossus.
CP Olokode was the Commissioner of Police, Border Patrol, before his transfer to the Osun police command in December, 2020.
He is happily married with children.
