Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin has passed a vote of confidence vote in Edo State Commissioner for police, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, with a charge to remain focus in crime fighting and crime prevention.
The first Class traditional ruler gave the expression when he received the first female and indigenous female Commissioner of Police in the State in Oba Palace, Benin City, Edo State, which is not an unfamiliar terrain for her.
Oba Ewuare II, prayed his ancestors and Almighty God to make Nigeria at large and Edo State in particular to be peaceful for Nigerians and security personnel.
The Royal father also prayed for the Commissioner to rise to the nadir of her career in Nigeria Police Force and imbue her with wisdom in discharging her duty.
The Oba who spoke in Edo Language said, “The Palace is very pleased with you. We are seeing what you are doing over there. May God and our ancestors empower you to do more.
“We look forward to your rising. We will keep praying for you. May Edo be peaceful for u you, your men and for all of us. The palace and the throne are behind you”, the royal father said.
Addressing the Palace earlier, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin who solicited for prayers from the great Benin throne, described as deployment to the State as a homecoming and promised to raise the bar of policing to greater heights in the State.
The Commissioner of Police who spoke in Edo Language, was accompanied to the Palace by the Edo Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Edo State Command, DCP Ben Abang and other senior officers in the Nigeria Police Command in the State.
She had attended several Courses at different intervals, including National Mobile training course, Gwoza, Borno State, Advance Detective course in Police Staff College, Jos, Intermediate Command Course in Police Staff College, Jos, Strategic and Leadership Command Course in Abuja, Irregular Migration Course in Ankara, Turkey amongst others.
She hiked through a variety of terrains since the she got enlisted into the Force in 1992 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police and later rose to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police Administration for Zone 13 Dunukuofia, Anambra State.
She had also served as Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration in Zone 5, Benin-City from where she got promoted to the enviable rank of Commissioner of Police on 8th August, 2024.
Before her recent deployment as Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Otimenyin, earlier served as the Commissioner of Police Administration, Force Intelligence Department FID, Abuja, years after she served as DPO, Aideyan, Textile Mill road and Oba market Divisions during the reign of Oba Erediauwa.
Osaigbovo Iguobaro
Chief Press Secretary to Oba of Benin
January 14th 2025.
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