Ben Ezechime, Enugu
The newly appointed Commissioner of Police (CP) for Enugu State, Bitrus Giwa, has officially assumed duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police, Enugu State command.
He succeeded Kanayo Uzuegbu, who has been redeployed following his promotion to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).
This was contained in a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dan Ndukwe.
According to the statement, Giwa, who hailed from Paikoro, in Niger State, joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1994.
He has held several key positions, including Personal Assistant to the Commissioner of Police and Police Public Relations Officer of the Gombe State Command.
“He has served in multiple capacities within the Police Mobile Force (PMF), including Commanding Officer of No. 3 PMF Squadron, Enugu; Second-in-Command of No. 11 PMF, Calabar; and Unit Commander in No. 14 and No. 18 PMF Squadrons in Yola and Owerri, respectively.
“Additionally, he served as the Chief Superintendent of Police Administration (CSP ‘A’), Assistant Commissioner (AC) and Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Police Mobile Force, Force Headquarters, Abuja,” Ndukwe said.
The statement further reads: “CP Giwa’s experience extends to being the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kafin Hausa Division, Jigawa State Command, and holding leadership roles within the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Force CID, Abuja. He also served as the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), X-Squad, at the FCT Command, Abuja, and as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of Operations in both Imo and Kaduna States’ Commands.
“He was the Police Component Commander of the Operation Whirl Punch in Kaduna State, which is now the Joint Task Force in the North-West Zone code-named Operation “Fansan Yamma.”
“He also served as the Acting Commissioner of Police in Imo and Kaduna States’ Commands.
“Until his recent promotion and posting as Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, he was the DCP in charge of Community Safety and Crime Prevention in the Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja.”
