January 28, (THEWILL) – Ahead of her 46th birthday and after spending 21 years in the Nigeria Police Force, former Police Public Relations Officer for Zone 2 and Lagos State Command, Dolapo Badmos, has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.
Dolapo was among the 164 police officers promoted by the Police Service Commission under the chairmanship of Dr Solomon Arase CFR. A total of 14 Commissioners of Police were promoted to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, 21 Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners, while 20 Assistant Commissioners of Police made it to the rank of Deputy Commissioners.
In the same vein, 109 Chief Superintendents of Police became Assistant Commissioners of Police. The promotion, which was recommended by the Inspector-General of Police, Dr Kayode Egbetokun, to the Commission requesting the promotion of the officers, had Dolapo, who is currently serving as CSP Administration at Provost Marshal, Force Headquarters Abuja recommended as one of the deserving officers to be promoted from the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police to Assistant Commissioner of Police.
The promoted officers are charged by the commission’s chairman, who is also a retired IGP, to quickly settle down to their new ranks and go forth to win the war against all forms of criminality in the country.
A controversial police officer, Dolapo has been reprimanded at least twice on account of gross misconduct by the police hierarchy. The reprimand contributed to a drastic reduction in her regular social media commentary. She was at one point dubbed an ‘Instagram police officer,’ for always dabbling into matters that were outside her jurisdiction.
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