CSP Nnudam Frederick, the command’s spokesman, who announced this in a statement in Uyo said that the new commissioner took over from Imohimi Edgal as the 30th Commissioner of Police in the state, making Akwa Ibom one of the states with the highest turnover of police chiefs since its creation.
Fredrick further stated that the commissioner who holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration (MPA) from Lagos State University and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree in Economics from Bendel State University, now Ambrose Alli University. joined the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in 1988.
The command spokesman quoted the commissioner as promising to bring his wealth of experience to bear in fighting crime in the state.
‘The Senior Officer was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1988. He has served the force meritoriously in various capacities within and outside the country, among which are: Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations (DOPS), Bayelsa State Command; and, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zonal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (ZCIID), Calabar.
‘Internationally, CP Amiengheme Andrew, fdc has served in two United Nations Missions as IPTF Station Bugojno and Gradisca Station Commander in Bosnia Herzegovinia. Also, he served as a pioneer peace keeper under United Nations Mission in Kosovo; and Peace Keeping in the African Mission, Dafur, Sudan (AMIS), where he was in charge of Maintenance at Joint Logistics (JLOC) of the Missions Headquarters, El-Fashir.
‘The Commissioner of Police, who is a reputable Administrative and Operational Officer, has affirmed the need to strengthen visibility and community based partnership in policing in line with the policy thrust of the Inspector General of Police and international best practices to bring crime to the barest minimum in the State. He therefore requests the good people of Akwa Ibom State to accord him the needed support for effective and efficient policing of the State,’ Nnudam stated.
Andrew who is said to have served in various capacities in the force within and outside the country, including the United Nations missions told journalists that his duty in the state was to protect lives and property of the people in the state ‘within the ambit of the law so that they would be able to sleep with their two eyes closed.
He also urged the citizens to cooperate and work hand-in-hand with the police while he assured them that enough security measures would be put in place to ensure that crime is checked.
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