The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has removed Olumuyiwa Adejobi as the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) after three years in office.
Adejobi was equally promoted from Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to Deputy Commissioner of Police.
Adejobi who was the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command was appointed in an acting capacity on February 16, 2022 after taking over from Deputy Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba.
Former Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, confirmed his appointment in April 2022 as the 25th indigenous Force Public Relations Officer.
In the latest development, Adejobi was subsequently deployed to Delta State as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations.
DCP Adejobi was decorated with his new rank following the approval of the Police Service Commission. His redeployment, according to the Force Headquarters, is a strategic posting that places him at the helm of operations in one of the most operationally sensitive commands in the country.
Police authorities clarified that his transition is neither punitive nor controversial but part of the routine progression and deployment of senior officers within the Force.
As DCP Operations, Delta State, Adejobi will be responsible for coordinating security operations, tackling violent crimes, and strengthening police-community relations across the state, which has been a critical theatre in Nigeria’s internal security architecture.
Adejobi has also served as Operations Officer, OC Anti Bank Robbery and Anti Pipeline Vandalization, Sagamu Division from 2006 to 2008; Admin Officer, Department of Operations, Police Headquarters, Ogun State in 2008; Operations Officer, Department of Operations, Lagos State Command Ikeja in 2017; Directing Staff, Police College Ikeja; and as Personal Assistant to The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
He is a member of several professional bodies and associations, which include: the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR); International Public Relations Association (IPRA); Point Man Leadership Institute, USA; International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), USA; Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP); Boys Brigade Nigeria; and the Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria.
