Delta CP To Deliver Keynote Address At Oasis Magazine Awards

By Daniel Dafe

Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, will deliver a Keynote Address at the Distinguished Nigerian Awards, DISNA, of Oasis Magazine to hold on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at the Opal Event Center, Along Jesus Saves Road, Asaba, Delta State.

The police chief will deliver an address on ‘Tackling Insecurity in Delta.’

The event to kickoff with a Red Carpet at 11a.m. and main event at 12 noon, seeks to honour Nigerians that have made a positive impact through their endeavours.

According to a statement by the media house signed by the Chairman and Secretary of DISNA 2024 Planning Committee, Christian Eghenedji and Joy Enamuotor, “our decision was based on his vast experience in security matters. We are confident that his insights will be invaluable to our guests and participants.”

“CP Abaniwonda was carefully considered after much consultations based on his enviable pedigree as a round peg in a round hole to squarely handle the topic of “Tackling Insecurity in Delta,” the statement added.

CP Abaniwonda Surajudeen Olufemi was born on the 22nd of February 1966 to the family of Mr. and Mrs. M.A.R Abaniwanda.  He hails from Epe LGA of Lagos State. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History in 1987, and a Master of Arts in Economics History, both from the prestigous University of Lagos in the year 1990.

He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a member of Cadet ASP Course 17 on the 18th of May 1992. He attended the elite Police Academy Kaduna, and upon completion of training in the academy, was posted to Kogi State Police Command as a young Assistant Superintendent of Police in November 1995.

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He has served in various capacities in the Police Force as follows;

The CP served as the 2 i/c Squadron Commander Police Mobile force (21 PMF) in FCT, Abuja in the year 1996, he also served as Squadron Commander at MOPOL 8 Jos from the year 2002-2005. From the year 2005 – 2014, he served as Divisional Police Officer at Kubwa Division, Gwarinpa Division, Karmo, Division, Lugbe Division, Garki Division, and Karshi Division and also the CSP DOPS FCT Police Command.  As a trained officer of international standards, he was deployed for Peace Keeping Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2000, and was also in 2008 seconded as the Training Adviser at the United Nations’ Integrated Office in Sierra Leone.(UNIOSIL)

In 2015 he was posted to the Gwagwalada Area Command as the Area Commander, and in 2017 he was transferred to Oyo State Command as the Area Commander Oyo Area Command. Upon his promotion to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police, he was tasked with the administrative duty at the Department of Operations Force Headquarters Abuja. Afterwards, he was transferred to Kogi state Command as the Deputy Commissioner of Police State Criminal Investigation Department. He was the immediate past Deputy Force Secretary at Force headquarters Abuja. He was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police January 2024 and deployed to Delta State as the 22nd   Commissioner of Police of Delta State Command.

During the course of his service, he has attended the following courses:

1. Traffic Management Course, Police College Ikeja, November 1995
2. Combat Operation Course, PMF Training School, Gwoza, April 2000

iii.        APC Conversion Course, PMF Training School, Gwoza, March 2001

1. Formed Unit Training, PMF Training School, Gwoza, July 2006
2. Induction Course at Police Staff College Jos (2005)
3. Tactical Leadership and Command Course, Police Staff College, Jos, June 2008

vii.       Strategic Leadership and Command Course, Police Staff College, Jos, November 2019

He is a member of Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM).