BENIN CITY-The Commissioner of Police deployed to Edo State recently has assumed duty in Benin City. He is Chris Ezike.
He formally took over from his predecessor Mr Samuel Adegbuyi at the state police command headquarters, Benin City, yesterday.
Shortly after a brief handover ceremony, COMPOL Ezike stated that “Our job is nomadic, you move from place to place so what has just happened today is a part of a process of knowing Nigeria and re-engineering Nigeria.
“We shall rediscover Edo State, interact with our officers, all none state actors, the people of Edo State, small, big, male, female and then move the state forward.
“The whole essence is to have a more secure, a more peaceful Edo State for better prosperity”.
The COMPOL thanked residents for the cooperation and support given to his predecessor Mr. Samuel Adegbuyi.
He however solicited for collaboration of members of the public in the fight against crime and criminality.
Until his recent posting, he was CP Rivers State where he assumed duty last June.
Before he became COMPOL Rivers, Chris Ezike led the IG’s Special Anti-Crime Task Force to fight cultism in Edo and kidnapping in Kogi states.
It will be recalled that no fewer than 96 suspected cultists including leaders of cult groups were arrested, paraded and charged to court in Edo following covert operation of the Chris Ezike-led IG’s Task Force.
Also, in Kogi state, a politician along with 44 others suspected to have connection with kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes were apprehended by the special squad.
COMPOL Chris Ezike has also headed the IG’s Monitoring Unit of the Police Counter terrorism Investigation Unit.
COMPOL Chris Ezike is the 35th CP to serve in Edo State.
