The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has appointed CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie as the new Commissioner of Police in charge of Abia State Command.
Onwuemelie takes over from CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, who has been deployed to the Force Headquarters as the Commissioner of Police, Special Protection Unit.
A state from Force Headquarters said CP Onwuemelie holds a B.Sc (Hons) in Psychology from Anambra State University.
He was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force in 1992, and has served in various operational, investigative, and administrative capacities in Ogun, Imo, FCT, Plateau, and Kaduna State Command.
“He has attended several tactical and leadership courses within and outside Nigeria, including Policy, Strategy and Leadership Course (PSLC), NIPSS Kuru, Jos; International Course for Police Officers (China) amongst others”, the statement added.
Report from Force Headquarters said the IGP charged the senior police officer to continue to entrench professionalism and respect for rights of citizens in his new place of assignment.
