NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER TAKES OVER IN OGUN
The controversial Edgal on resumption issued out a head count order for the police workforce, and also established contact lines for public to report and erring police officers, but ended up spending one day in the State before he was transferred, and replaced by Ebrimson.
Penpushing further reports that, Ebrimson took over from Makama, who introduced him to men and officers of the command at a ceremony held at Police Officers mess located in Government Reservation Area(GRA), Abeokuta, the State Capital.
The new police boss while speaking with journalists after the handing over ceremony, told criminals to steer clear of his command, stressing that he is ready for wars against criminals and their accomplices across the state.
Penpushing also reports that, he said he is well familiar with terrains in Ogun State, having previously served as the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) in Idiroko, Ipokia local government area; Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Ilaro in Yewa South local government area as well as the Area Commander for Shagamu Police Area command.
The commissioner declared that he had being through theaters of war, kidnappings, cattle rustling and banditry in the course of his service to Nigeria, stressing that his second coming to serve in Ogun state command would be a lot easier for him.
Penpushing reports that, Ebrimson said he would adopt a policy of physical policing by increasing physical presence of police across the state, intelligence gathering as well as respect for human rights as the tripod upon which his service will rotate towards ensuring that Ogun is well secured.
“It is a good saying that you don’t change a winning team, but that does not mean that we will not thinker with facilities and personnel currently on ground to enable us achieve more for the State”, he said.
Penpushing further reports that, the outgone Commissioner, Bashir Makama in his farewell speech told journalists that he was fulfilled having served in Ogun and handed over to a new police commissioner.
He charged members of the public to extent more hand of cooperation to the new Commissioner by partnering the police in the area of volounteering information that would lead to nipping crimes in the bud rather that chasing criminals after thw deed may have been done.
