Wikipídiya iglwiki https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogb%C3%A1_ogbolo MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.3 first-letter Áméwn igò Egwéyí Úkọ̀lá Énéagwu Úkọ̀lá énéagwu Wikipídiya Úkọ̀lá Wikipídiya Fáílú Úkọ̀lá fáílú MediaWiki Úkọ̀lá MediaWiki Éwn malábó Úkọ̀lá éwn malábó Abune Úkọ̀lá abune Gbúgbe Úkọ̀lá gbúgbe TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 2107 41403 2026-05-23T12:23:04Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agenc..." 41403 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (born 7 February 1953) is a former [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] of the [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), serving from July 2009 to September 2010. He was appointed IGP upon the retirement of [[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo was born on 7 February 1953 in Nkanu Local Government Area of [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} icyxo4gvwgnb2cgg0fbbbn8g8oltfub 41404 41403 2026-05-23T12:24:41Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41404 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ born 7 February 1953) is a former [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] of the [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), serving from July 2009 to September 2010. He was appointed IGP upon the retirement of [[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo was born on 7 February 1953 in Nkanu Local Government Area of [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} c2kmpdxw9evg1l7xa12cdhidle98bee 41405 41404 2026-05-23T12:26:13Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41405 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ born 7 February 1953) î sá is a former [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î. of the [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), serving from July 2009 to September 2010. He was appointed IGP upon the retirement of [[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo was born on 7 February 1953 in Nkanu Local Government Area of [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 6mq0hbagnt85gwrtz9ga6mjkih85rub 41406 41405 2026-05-23T12:27:08Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41406 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), serving from July 2009 to September 2010. He was appointed IGP upon the retirement of [[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo was born on 7 February 1953 in Nkanu Local Government Area of [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} tk4g4lznbqo67zmdj4kyxq5747thj7t 41407 41406 2026-05-23T12:29:18Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41407 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ serving from July 2009 to September 2010. He was appointed IGP upon the retirement of [[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo was born on 7 February 1953 in Nkanu Local Government Area of [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} mn3v181mgu00vkgn5944da4smfkowtm 41408 41407 2026-05-23T12:30:42Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41408 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010. He was appointed IGP upon the retirement of [[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo was born on 7 February 1953 in Nkanu Local Government Area of [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 3h4utgjcqux6zmf6vmw7fpvrwt0pgeb 41409 41408 2026-05-23T12:36:14Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41409 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́."He was appointed IGP upon the retirement of [[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo was born on 7 February 1953 in Nkanu Local Government Area of [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} nxp9yzdin8vi89q9fgmpjc0kqz4iygg 41410 41409 2026-05-23T12:37:04Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41410 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo was born on 7 February 1953 in Nkanu Local Government Area of [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} p0jjhpndclildh4hj70omm64y2z8a2z 41411 41410 2026-05-23T12:39:12Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41411 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ was born on 7 February 1953 in Nkanu Local Government Area of [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ahkp1jno9gm7xsms5jzv2vf3o96vgnz 41412 41411 2026-05-23T12:44:29Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41412 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ was born on 7 February 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu in Nkanu Local Government Area of [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} lwsnr4l6mmn0sh2izanmf5a1cx83il1 41413 41412 2026-05-23T12:45:48Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41413 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] from 1972 - 1976, where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 6sqcupehgeaazsjmarsn5qy2gj3o4bh 41414 41413 2026-05-23T12:50:14Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41414 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í He attended the [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ from 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science."where he obtained a B.Sc. Political Science.<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} fkgdq8edonrnsoan7p924pu9zbgc6t1 41415 41414 2026-05-23T12:51:22Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41415 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} h0ig4fvw4cjwoximlb3cp46dkqocwo2 41416 41415 2026-05-23T12:56:20Z Austinea3 116 /* Background */ 41416 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ .He joined the police force in August 1977 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} k6f4p070n0rkk7vuko0k9c13pm8ueg1 41417 41416 2026-05-23T13:11:23Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41417 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ .He joined the police force in August 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Assistant Superintendent of Police, é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu élélè efu ọdọ of Police. as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Commissioner of Police in April 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká General of Police.and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 4qgolhppmqas0gkhqhtn3eef8zwpqks 41418 41417 2026-05-23T13:15:56Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41418 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ General of Police.and Assistant Inspector-General of Police in May 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} mpc8mutjdirjuhl0rj0fs5d52uu3wlp 41419 41418 2026-05-23T13:17:08Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41419 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} enc2tv504hx2ie39yjgp73b76d6gako 41420 41419 2026-05-23T13:19:50Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41420 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo His first postings were in [[Rivers State]], with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} pebzhn6i3y8pk1etttije669kh9pn55 41421 41420 2026-05-23T13:27:27Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41421 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo with later positions in [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} my4qkdnm21ayy9zwlxe5z5fkswyehpb 41422 41421 2026-05-23T13:28:46Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41422 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] and [[Ogun State]]. Between 1998 and 2000 he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ksor57olxl3hmaa1cmvde6psu80fox4 41423 41422 2026-05-23T13:34:48Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41423 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí and [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î he was chairman/chief executive officer of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, and served three Inspectors General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} nitb45kezpveife5spctqueansd7m5o 41424 41423 2026-05-23T13:39:31Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41424 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí and [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General on 14 March 2002, kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î and served three Inspectors Jẹnẹra General ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 9g2mlcghv2ifbxg3amylkfmdnlw91uq 41425 41424 2026-05-23T13:42:51Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41425 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí and [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] and Mike Okiro) in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} h9s1x30aakauvfc2g61bcjoy540dei4 41426 41425 2026-05-23T13:49:01Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41426 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî and Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ acting Inspector General kpájí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́. in that role. He was briefly the acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force in 2007, before Mike Okiro was appointed to the IG post.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} rj4zlzzkxcrk0zjo94r1p2y6h6isxny 41427 41426 2026-05-23T13:53:23Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41427 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} cd6y2u0rbutswms0y09kd0vrwt4n4it 41428 41427 2026-05-23T13:57:41Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41428 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ At the ceremony where he formally assumed the acting IGP post in July 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. He said "we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} b1hkyz4jmda3195kyidpb9imosjk8ca 41429 41428 2026-05-23T14:10:45Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41429 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́.promised continuity with the direction set by his predecessor. Î cha ka kakini He said ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀fọ̀."we will ensure we have a stable and secure society with crime brought down to the barest minimum by initiating new crime fighting strategies and employing our greatest assets, manpower through well motivated measures."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} k2rwmzt61uwc3vf215gg5wo1s897vwz 41430 41429 2026-05-23T14:13:18Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41430 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> On 5 August 2009 the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} hxrffc3rrqpm2fhfuns0pc48zkwr9zn 41431 41430 2026-05-23T14:22:14Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41431 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ On 5 August 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́the Nigeria Police Council confirmed Onovo as the substantive Inspector General of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} jmiqss3csd8t2k7wsagrdgov121j2aa 41432 41431 2026-05-23T14:23:48Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41432 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} hkyab0dzxdy725a88x2diu772bq0blz 41433 41432 2026-05-23T14:27:01Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41433 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí..In August 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo said that aide de camps (ADC's) attached to governors or political office holders would be allowed to spend no more than three years on that assignment, after which they must return to the force. He also announced a campaign to deploy mobile police officers to address the high rate of kidnapping in [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} qhqz64w9oa7vzis0h34zqw1ixiqro8n 41434 41433 2026-05-23T14:28:30Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41434 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} qcd3da27g8p3qcjpxbfifckgx24nao5 41435 41434 2026-05-23T14:30:56Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41435 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ South East pátápátá and the entire South East.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} dlqipiv3ifo5mag9j7qjal0glcgk6o7 41436 41435 2026-05-23T14:31:35Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41436 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 1s34x0tpz9utgwdodcmraqxrsg9mude 41437 41436 2026-05-23T14:38:03Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41437 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ July kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, members of the extremist [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern State kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ sect went on the rampage in five Northern States of Nigeria, attacking several police stations. During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 00p5fcifrqst23zfmhulsvw8knx4sfq 41438 41437 2026-05-23T14:41:22Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41438 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé During the violence, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 259laadg0vz0bh0bikqtzlx6ztojuhy 41439 41438 2026-05-23T14:42:03Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41439 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ggwoy2r4mzkc0wm7k6mem7couyz36bw 41440 41439 2026-05-23T14:44:03Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41440 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} my0nkgwf19an91ylvr5ck8wltfu9sc0 41441 41440 2026-05-23T14:47:07Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41441 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], ọ̀gá pátápátá k'ámí Boko Haram, á mú nẹ̀ kpaí í kwú efí ọwọ́ ámí idoka , k'ámánẹ́ á kà kọ́ọ̀ í kwú g bólá k'í kù jọ̀ kọ́ọ̀ í á táté lẹ́. the leader of the Boko Haram, was captured and died in police custody, reportedly when he was trying to escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu On 5 August, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ak54zkfun7ipuxnj24dk92zf06sziga 41442 41441 2026-05-23T14:48:37Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41442 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], ọ̀gá pátápátá k'ámí Boko Haram, á mú nẹ̀ kpaí í kwú efí ọwọ́ ámí idoka , k'ámánẹ́ á kà kọ́ọ̀ í kwú g bólá k'í kù jọ̀ kọ́ọ̀ í á táté lẹ́. .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu , Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} odme1ew76lh329k3ivtmwgci8ho60o3 41443 41442 2026-05-23T14:52:19Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41443 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], ọ̀gá pátápátá k'ámí Boko Haram, á mú nẹ̀ kpaí í kwú efí ọwọ́ ámí idoka , k'ámánẹ́ á kà kọ́ọ̀ í kwú g bólá k'í kù jọ̀ kọ́ọ̀ í á táté lẹ́. .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu , Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í dọ̀ ámí Commissioner yé amî dôká mẹ́lú abálá North East g bólá k'ámáá wá kà ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá abálá k'ámí ọ̀lọ̀pà nẹ́ ọwọ́ efí úkwú lẹ́.summoned the five Commissioners of Police in the North East to explain police involvement in the death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> efu ó'chu ékéla efu ọdọ In September 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} c4d4yedkcrc0yj54t3aif71etvo257k 41444 41443 2026-05-23T14:53:21Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41444 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], ọ̀gá pátápátá k'ámí Boko Haram, á mú nẹ̀ kpaí í kwú efí ọwọ́ ámí idoka , k'ámánẹ́ á kà kọ́ọ̀ í kwú g bólá k'í kù jọ̀ kọ́ọ̀ í á táté lẹ́. .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu , Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í dọ̀ ámí Commissioner yé amî dôká mẹ́lú abálá North East g bólá k'ámáá wá kà ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá abálá k'ámí ọ̀lọ̀pà nẹ́ ọwọ́ efí úkwú lẹ́.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> efu ó'chu ékéla efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 7q2bamthfvxlx946aydsn8primruhe3 41445 41444 2026-05-23T14:56:42Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41445 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], ọ̀gá pátápátá k'ámí Boko Haram, á mú nẹ̀ kpaí í kwú efí ọwọ́ ámí idoka , k'ámánẹ́ á kà kọ́ọ̀ í kwú g bólá k'í kù jọ̀ kọ́ọ̀ í á táté lẹ́. .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu , Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í dọ̀ ámí Commissioner yé amî dôká mẹ́lú abálá North East g bólá k'ámáá wá kà ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá abálá k'ámí ọ̀lọ̀pà nẹ́ ọwọ́ efí úkwú lẹ́.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> efu ó'chu ékéla efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ ámí dôká ogwú kì í kwú g bólá k'ámáá jẹ́ k'unyí-ílu jọ̀ fọ́fọ́ lẹ́ jẹ́ 'Ámí Ọ̀gá Unyí-Ílu Pátápátá' kpaí í mú ámí cheque nẹ́ k'ámí unyí mánẹ́ pálá abálá k'ẹ́ kù f'ọ̀kọ̀ kù má l'ọ̀nà úkwú lẹ́.declared the 20 police who had died trying to maintain order "National Heroes" and presented cheques to their families in compensation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 0zxq9up6n5ze5lchaeh1tmke40ve8sc 41446 41445 2026-05-23T14:57:46Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41446 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], ọ̀gá pátápátá k'ámí Boko Haram, á mú nẹ̀ kpaí í kwú efí ọwọ́ ámí idoka , k'ámánẹ́ á kà kọ́ọ̀ í kwú g bólá k'í kù jọ̀ kọ́ọ̀ í á táté lẹ́. .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu , Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í dọ̀ ámí Commissioner yé amî dôká mẹ́lú abálá North East g bólá k'ámáá wá kà ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá abálá k'ámí ọ̀lọ̀pà nẹ́ ọwọ́ efí úkwú lẹ́.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> efu ó'chu ékéla efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ ámí dôká ogwú kì í kwú g bólá k'ámáá jẹ́ k'unyí-ílu jọ̀ fọ́fọ́ lẹ́ jẹ́ 'Ámí Ọ̀gá Unyí-Ílu Pátápátá' kpaí í mú ámí cheque nẹ́ k'ámí unyí mánẹ́ pálá abálá k'ẹ́ kù f'ọ̀kọ̀ kù má l'ọ̀nà úkwú lẹ́<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} fbjpx475ogze42jwf6eps22c08fwtpd 41447 41446 2026-05-23T15:05:30Z Austinea3 116 /* Inspector General of Police */ 41447 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Ọgá amî dôká kpakpó Inspector General of Police == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], ọ̀gá pátápátá k'ámí Boko Haram, á mú nẹ̀ kpaí í kwú efí ọwọ́ ámí idoka , k'ámánẹ́ á kà kọ́ọ̀ í kwú g bólá k'í kù jọ̀ kọ́ọ̀ í á táté lẹ́. .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu , Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í dọ̀ ámí Commissioner yé amî dôká mẹ́lú abálá North East g bólá k'ámáá wá kà ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá abálá k'ámí ọ̀lọ̀pà nẹ́ ọwọ́ efí úkwú lẹ́.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> efu ó'chu ékéla efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ ámí dôká ogwú kì í kwú g bólá k'ámáá jẹ́ k'unyí-ílu jọ̀ fọ́fọ́ lẹ́ jẹ́ 'Ámí Ọ̀gá Unyí-Ílu Pátápátá' kpaí í mú ámí cheque nẹ́ k'ámí unyí mánẹ́ pálá abálá k'ẹ́ kù f'ọ̀kọ̀ kù má l'ọ̀nà úkwú lẹ́<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} bhl9o06s93t1x7w8jron5bqaejb8abs 41448 41447 2026-05-23T15:06:24Z Austinea3 116 /* Ọgá amî dôká kpakpó Inspector General of Police */ 41448 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Ọgá amî dôká kpakpó == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], ọ̀gá pátápátá k'ámí Boko Haram, á mú nẹ̀ kpaí í kwú efí ọwọ́ ámí idoka , k'ámánẹ́ á kà kọ́ọ̀ í kwú g bólá k'í kù jọ̀ kọ́ọ̀ í á táté lẹ́. .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu , Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í dọ̀ ámí Commissioner yé amî dôká mẹ́lú abálá North East g bólá k'ámáá wá kà ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá abálá k'ámí ọ̀lọ̀pà nẹ́ ọwọ́ efí úkwú lẹ́.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> efu ó'chu ékéla efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ ámí dôká ogwú kì í kwú g bólá k'ámáá jẹ́ k'unyí-ílu jọ̀ fọ́fọ́ lẹ́ jẹ́ 'Ámí Ọ̀gá Unyí-Ílu Pátápátá' kpaí í mú ámí cheque nẹ́ k'ámí unyí mánẹ́ pálá abálá k'ẹ́ kù f'ọ̀kọ̀ kù má l'ọ̀nà úkwú lẹ́<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 8kb55zmd401zbb5e6kf5tzbwkq7u2dr 41449 41448 2026-05-23T15:08:37Z Austinea3 116 /* Ọgá amî dôká kpakpó */ 41449 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Íbà Background == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Ọgá amî dôká kpakpó == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], ọ̀gá pátápátá k'ámí Boko Haram, á mú nẹ̀ kpaí í kwú efí ọwọ́ ámí idoka , k'ámánẹ́ á kà kọ́ọ̀ í kwú g bólá k'í kù jọ̀ kọ́ọ̀ í á táté lẹ́. .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu , Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í dọ̀ ámí Commissioner yé amî dôká mẹ́lú abálá North East g bólá k'ámáá wá kà ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá abálá k'ámí ọ̀lọ̀pà nẹ́ ọwọ́ efí úkwú lẹ́.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> efu ó'chu ékéla efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ ámí dôká ogwú kì í kwú g bólá k'ámáá jẹ́ k'unyí-ílu jọ̀ fọ́fọ́ lẹ́ jẹ́ 'Ámí Ọ̀gá Unyí-Ílu Pátápátá' kpaí í mú ámí cheque nẹ́ k'ámí unyí mánẹ́ pálá abálá k'ẹ́ kù f'ọ̀kọ̀ kù má l'ọ̀nà úkwú lẹ́<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ndqx61hzyzb6dh74j4rjpcg49ap11sr 41450 41449 2026-05-23T15:09:01Z Austinea3 116 /* Ọgá amî dôká kpakpó */ 9 41450 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer (born 1953)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo|image=|image_size=|caption=|office=14th [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General of Police]]|president=[[Umaru Yar'Adua]]<br />[[Goodluck Jonathan]]|term_start=July 2009|term_end=8 September 2010|predecessor=[[Mike Mbama Okiro]]|successor=[[Hafiz Ringim]]|office1=Chairman of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]]|term_start1=1998|term_end1=2000|predecessor1=[[Musa Bamaiyi]]|successor1=[[Iliya Lokadang]]|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|02|07}}|birth_place=[[Enugu State]]|alma_mater=[[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]]|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo''' {{Audio|Ig-Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (má ché bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu ékébîè efu ọdọ 1953) î sá [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|Inspector General]] áwkubî yé î [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian Police]] (IGP), î chùkolo kwî efu ó'chu ékèbîé tî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀lá efu ọdọ 2009 tî efu ọdọ 2010.ẹni mú dọ́wọ́ dọ́fẹ́ IGP alu kí ọ́nẹ́ lúmā kpa úkọ̀lọ̀ rẹ rẹ́[[Mike Mbama Okiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-09-08|title=THE MAN ONOVO|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/09/the-man-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-04|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Íbà == Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo má chî bî efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀jî nolu mé’biá efu ọdọ 1953 kî dẹ̀fù Nkanu lọ̀cál Goméntì árîal kí defu [[Enugu State]]. Î nyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yé í [[University of Nigeria]], [[Nsukka]] kwî ọdọ 1972 ló tî efu ọdọ - 1976, .ugbó kí í jẹ́ gba fọ́mù gbanza B.Sc. dẹ̀fù Political Science.a B.Sc..<ref name="newsnbio">{{cite web|url=http://thenewsng.com/nation/onovo%E2%80%99s-tough-challenge/2009/08|title=Onovo's Tough Challenge|date=10 August 2009|publisher=The News|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Í d'ọwọ́ tọ̀ dẹ̀fù úkọ̀lọ̀ doka éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 1977 Ẹ̀ nọ̀ k'ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ Assistant Superintendent yẹ amî dôká , é kù jù jù jù k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ mú d'ólú ọ̀dà pátápátá kì í chẹ́ Commissioner yé í ámî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélé efu ọdọ 1997 Kpaí Ólú ọ̀dà k'ámánẹ́ kì í chè Assistant Inspector-jénérá yẹ î amî dôká éfu ó'chu ékélu éfu ọdọ 2001. Efi úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ nọ̀ tọ́ọ́ éfî-ewo [[Rivers State]], kpaí úkọ̀lọ̀ k'ẹ́ dọmọọ́ jẹ́ k'é che éfî-ewo [[Imo State]], [[Lagos]], [[Edo State]], [[Adamawa State]] kpaí [[Ogun State]].adîko ó'wé ọdọ Between 1998 kpaí ọdọ and 2000 "í chẹ́ ónu óga pátápátá kpaí ọ̀gá dídá efí yé î [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency]] (NDLEA). ùkólò -nwu nyogba tî arónî jénéra efu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀ta nolu mégwélè éfu ọdọ 2002 kî chî Inspector , kpaí î ché chùkolo ọdọ méta efu yá î Inspectors Jẹnẹra ([[Mustafa Adebayo Balogun|Tafa Balogun]], [[Sunday Ehindero]] kpaî Mike Okiro) "Efí úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́, í dọmọọ́ jẹ́ ọ̀gá dídá k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ acting Inspector Jẹnẹra kpaí efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí (2007) g bólá k'ámánẹ́ ámú Mike Okiro d'ólú úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́.<ref name="newsnbio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200908130851.html|title=Challenges Before Onovo|date=13 August 2009|publisher=Vanguard|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> == Ọgá amî dôká kpakpó == Efí ukóló k'ámánẹ́ ájẹ́ g bólá k'ẹ́ mú úkọ̀lọ̀ acting IGP lẹ́ pátápátá éfu ó'chu ékèbîa efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo í mú ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ máá tẹ̀ tọ̀ l'ọ̀nà k'ọ̀gá k'óká jẹ́ g bólá nẹ́ tọ̀ dọ̀mọ́. Î cha ka kakini ""A á jẹ́ k'ẹ́nyu dọ̀mọ́ kà kọ́ọ̀ unyí-ílu wa á mọ́ gágá kpaí unyí á jọ̀ fọ́ fọ́, abẹtẹ́lẹ́ á rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá; a á nọ̀ l'ọ̀nà tìtì k'ámáá f'abẹtẹ́lẹ́ kù, kpaí a á mú ámánẹ́ wa, kì í jẹ́ olú-ọ̀kọ̀lọ̀ pátápátá, fu k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ gágá d'ọ̀nà k'ẹ́ lẹ́dù fọ̀f."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/07/24/onovo-takes-over-as-igp-promises-continuity/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo takes over as IGP, promises continuity|date=24 Jul 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ékéjo nolu mé'lu éfu ọdọ 2009 Ámí dôká-ukóló k'ámánẹ́ kì chẹ́ Naijiria doka Council kà kọ́ọ̀ Onovo á jẹ́ Inspector jànérà yẹ amî dôká pátápátá kwáì ẹ́kọ̀ kànọ̀ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=6843|title=FG confirms Onovo as IG|date=5 August 2009|publisher=OnlineNigeria|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> "Efí ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ August efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo kà kọ́ọ̀ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ ADC k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ kpaí ámí gọ́vọnọ̀ kpaí ámí ọ̀gá unyí-ílu kànọ̀, má á jọ̀ k'ámáá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ́ jù ọ̀dọ̀ mẹ́ta lọ nẹ̀; k'ẹ́ kù g bólá má á padà d'efí úkọ̀lọ̀ ọ̀lọ̀pà pátápátá. Í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ má á rọ́ ámí ólú-ọ̀lọ̀pà k'ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ Mobile Police g bólá k'ámáá f'ọ̀ràn k'ámánẹ́ á mú ámánẹ́ kù rọ̀ d'ọ̀nà fọ́fọ́ efí. [[Anambra State]] "kpaí abálá kì í jẹ́ <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/27/govs-adc-ll-spend-3yrs-onovo/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Govs' ADC 'll spend 3yrs – Onovo|date=27 Aug 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> Efí abálá k'ọ́mẹ́ k'ámánẹ́ kì í chẹ́ ó'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá kù dọ̀mọ́ pátápátá efí ọ̀dọ̀ dùmnyí-méjì-nyọ̀ọ̀vọ̀-ọ̀wọ̀vọ̀-mẹ́báí-kpaí-mẹ̀nyéí (2009), ámí ámánẹ́ kì í jẹ́ extremist In late July 2009, m [[Boko Haram]] ẹgbẹ́ lẹ́ nọ̀ k'ámáá dàmú unyí-ílu efí ámí State mẹ́lú abálá Northern Statì kwáì Nàìjíríà , kpaí á jẹ́ k'ámáá jà kpaí ámí unyí-ọ̀lọ̀pà lẹ̀dù wẹ́wẹ́ .égbà àkanya yé, [[Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)|Mohammed Yusuf]], ọ̀gá pátápátá k'ámí Boko Haram, á mú nẹ̀ kpaí í kwú efí ọwọ́ ámí idoka , k'ámánẹ́ á kà kọ́ọ̀ í kwú g bólá k'í kù jọ̀ kọ́ọ̀ í á táté lẹ́. .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172270.stm|title=Nigeria's 'Taliban' enigma|date=31 July 2009|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> ọjọ kî'ochu ekẹ́jo nolu mé'lu , Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í dọ̀ ámí Commissioner yé amî dôká mẹ́lú abálá North East g bólá k'ámáá wá kà ẹlẹ́ dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá abálá k'ámí ọ̀lọ̀pà nẹ́ ọwọ́ efí úkwú lẹ́.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/05/national-05-08-2009-04.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Onovo summons northern CPs over the killing of Boko Haram leader|date=5 August 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> efu ó'chu ékéla efu ọdọ 2009, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo "í kà dọ̀mọ́ nẹ́ pálá kọ́ọ̀ ámí dôká ogwú kì í kwú g bólá k'ámáá jẹ́ k'unyí-ílu jọ̀ fọ́fọ́ lẹ́ jẹ́ 'Ámí Ọ̀gá Unyí-Ílu Pátápátá' kpaí í mú ámí cheque nẹ́ k'ámí unyí mánẹ́ pálá abálá k'ẹ́ kù f'ọ̀kọ̀ kù má l'ọ̀nà úkwú lẹ́<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/21092009/opinions/editorial/index.html|title=Boko Haram And Fallen National Heroes|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2009-09-27|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|title=Northern Govs meet, condemn Boko Haram crisis|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Nigeria Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182446/http://ndn.nigeriadailynews.com/templates/Template4P.aspx?articleid=19341&zoneid=41|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} j20yy4ju67q9sedmpmmar36prvmyeej 0 2108 41451 2026-05-23T21:01:47Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}{{Infobox person|name=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu|image=Arinze Stanley portrait.jpg|known_for=[[Drawing]]|movement=[[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|Hyperrealism]]|website={{URL|http://www.arinzestanley.com/}}}}'''Arinze Stanley Egbengwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1993) is a [[Nigerian]] artist, activist, [[photographer]], engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best..." 41451 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}{{Infobox person|name=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu|image=Arinze Stanley portrait.jpg|known_for=[[Drawing]]|movement=[[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|Hyperrealism]]|website={{URL|http://www.arinzestanley.com/}}}}'''Arinze Stanley Egbengwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1993) is a [[Nigerian]] artist, activist, [[photographer]], engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyper realistic pencil drawings.<ref name="Leading Change">{{Cite web|url=https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|title=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu {{!}} Leading Change|website=qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233451/https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|url-status=dead}}</ref> Working primarily with charcoal and [[graphite]] on paper, Egbengwu uses his works as a medium for social and political activism. His work addresses matters including [[racism]], modern slavery, and [[feminism]] both in his community and worldwide.<ref name="Leading Change" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - ARINZE STANLEY|url=https://arinzestanley.com/biography|access-date=2024-06-07|website=arinzestanley.com|language=en}}</ref> == Early life == '''Egbengwu''' was born on 20 November 1993. He is a self-taught artist and lives in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedivest.com/meet-23-year-old-nigerian-artist-who-makes-unbelievable-realistic-pencil-drawings-photos/|title=Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images|last=Reporter|first=Thedivest.com|date=2017-04-07|work=Nigeria News|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omenkagallery.com/?mtheme_portfolio=insanity|title=Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery|website=www.omenkagallery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> In 2014, Arinze graduated from [[Imo State University]] with a Bachelor's of Engineering in [[agricultural engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harinzey.com/|title=Home|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|title=Artist|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|archive-date=30 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arinze Stanley - Biography|url=https://arcadiacontemporary.com/artists/87-arinze-stanley/biography/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=Arcadia Contemporary|language=en}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Nigeria}} * [[Kareem Olamilekan]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources == * {{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/hyperrealist-drawings-arinze-stanley_us_58d95d76e4b018c46069ed7f?m=false|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|title=Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever {{pipe}} The Huffington Post|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * {{cite web|url=https://blavity.com/nigerian-artist-arinze-stanley-life-sized-portraits-made-with-charcoal-and-graphite|publisher=blavity.com|title=This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible {{pipe}} BLAVITY|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * [http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ Hyperrealistic portraits], thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{authority control}} 7b15jhp1k7h7ifi64558i4q9aa7ubro 41452 41451 2026-05-23T21:15:04Z Austinea3 116 41452 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}{{Infobox person|name=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu|image=Arinze Stanley portrait.jpg|known_for=[[Drawing]]|movement=[[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|Hyperrealism]]|website={{URL|http://www.arinzestanley.com/}}}}'''Arinze Stanley Egbengwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1993) is a [[Nigerian]] artist, activist, [[photographer]], engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyper realistic pencil drawings.<ref name="Leading Change">{{Cite web|url=https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|title=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu {{!}} Leading Change|website=qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233451/https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unyíóló kọ́ máná gba kẹ̀gbè kẹ̀gbè kpaí íná-ẹ́kú." Working primarily with charcoal and [[graphite]] Tákárá kẹ́nyí kọ́, Egbengwu á gba álí-ukọ́lọ́ nwu d’ọ̀nọ̀ káká d’unyi kpaí álí-unyi kí kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná álu kọ́gádádá álu kí í d’ẹ̀fù ájọ̀ nwu kpó.on paper, Egbengwu uses his works as a medium for social and political activism. "Ukọ́lọ́ nwu á kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná ọ̀rọ̀ álí.His work addresses matters including [[racism]], Ẹrú amánẹ́ lẹ́í"modern slavery, and [[feminism]] Ẹ̀fù álí-unyi nwu kpaí d’ọ́wọ́ d’ọ́wọ́ d’ójú-ọ̀nọ̀ ányíáná álu kpó"both in his community and worldwide.<ref name="Leading Change" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - ARINZE STANLEY|url=https://arinzestanley.com/biography|access-date=2024-06-07|website=arinzestanley.com|language=en}}</ref> == Early life == '''Egbengwu''' was born on 20 November 1993. He is a self-taught artist and lives in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedivest.com/meet-23-year-old-nigerian-artist-who-makes-unbelievable-realistic-pencil-drawings-photos/|title=Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images|last=Reporter|first=Thedivest.com|date=2017-04-07|work=Nigeria News|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omenkagallery.com/?mtheme_portfolio=insanity|title=Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery|website=www.omenkagallery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> In 2014, Arinze graduated from [[Imo State University]] with a Bachelor's of Engineering in [[agricultural engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harinzey.com/|title=Home|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|title=Artist|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|archive-date=30 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arinze Stanley - Biography|url=https://arcadiacontemporary.com/artists/87-arinze-stanley/biography/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=Arcadia Contemporary|language=en}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Nigeria}} * [[Kareem Olamilekan]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources == * {{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/hyperrealist-drawings-arinze-stanley_us_58d95d76e4b018c46069ed7f?m=false|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|title=Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever {{pipe}} The Huffington Post|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * {{cite web|url=https://blavity.com/nigerian-artist-arinze-stanley-life-sized-portraits-made-with-charcoal-and-graphite|publisher=blavity.com|title=This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible {{pipe}} BLAVITY|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * [http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ Hyperrealistic portraits], thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{authority control}} 25jlrsgaofu3c705wbej0vmczsrvagf 41453 41452 2026-05-23T21:44:11Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life */ 41453 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}{{Infobox person|name=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu|image=Arinze Stanley portrait.jpg|known_for=[[Drawing]]|movement=[[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|Hyperrealism]]|website={{URL|http://www.arinzestanley.com/}}}}'''Arinze Stanley Egbengwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1993) is a [[Nigerian]] artist, activist, [[photographer]], engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyper realistic pencil drawings.<ref name="Leading Change">{{Cite web|url=https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|title=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu {{!}} Leading Change|website=qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233451/https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unyíóló kọ́ máná gba kẹ̀gbè kẹ̀gbè kpaí íná-ẹ́kú [[graphite]] Tákárá kẹ́nyí kọ́, Egbengwu á gba álí-ukọ́lọ́ nwu d’ọ̀nọ̀ káká d’unyi kpaí álí-unyi kí kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná álu kọ́gádádá álu kí í d’ẹ̀fù ájọ̀ nwu kpó., Egbengwu . Ukọ́lọ́ nwu á kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná ọ̀rọ̀ álí. [[racism]], Ẹrú amánẹ́ lẹ́í [[feminism]] Ẹ̀fù álí-unyi nwu kpaí d’ọ́wọ́ d’ọ́wọ́ d’ójú-ọ̀nọ̀ ányíáná álu kpó.<ref name="Leading Change" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - ARINZE STANLEY|url=https://arinzestanley.com/biography|access-date=2024-06-07|website=arinzestanley.com|language=en}}</ref> == Early life == '''Egbengwu''' was born on 20 November 1993. He is a self-taught artist and lives in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedivest.com/meet-23-year-old-nigerian-artist-who-makes-unbelievable-realistic-pencil-drawings-photos/|title=Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images|last=Reporter|first=Thedivest.com|date=2017-04-07|work=Nigeria News|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omenkagallery.com/?mtheme_portfolio=insanity|title=Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery|website=www.omenkagallery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> In 2014, Arinze graduated from [[Imo State University]] with a Bachelor's of Engineering in [[agricultural engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harinzey.com/|title=Home|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|title=Artist|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|archive-date=30 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arinze Stanley - Biography|url=https://arcadiacontemporary.com/artists/87-arinze-stanley/biography/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=Arcadia Contemporary|language=en}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Nigeria}} * [[Kareem Olamilekan]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources == * {{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/hyperrealist-drawings-arinze-stanley_us_58d95d76e4b018c46069ed7f?m=false|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|title=Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever {{pipe}} The Huffington Post|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * {{cite web|url=https://blavity.com/nigerian-artist-arinze-stanley-life-sized-portraits-made-with-charcoal-and-graphite|publisher=blavity.com|title=This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible {{pipe}} BLAVITY|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * [http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ Hyperrealistic portraits], thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{authority control}} h3dy6tne9jdxyl23kzl0xd8eiyv8lws 41454 41453 2026-05-23T21:46:31Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life */ 41454 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}{{Infobox person|name=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu|image=Arinze Stanley portrait.jpg|known_for=[[Drawing]]|movement=[[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|Hyperrealism]]|website={{URL|http://www.arinzestanley.com/}}}}'''Arinze Stanley Egbengwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1993) is a [[Nigerian]] artist, activist, [[photographer]], engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyper realistic pencil drawings.<ref name="Leading Change">{{Cite web|url=https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|title=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu {{!}} Leading Change|website=qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233451/https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unyíóló kọ́ máná gba kẹ̀gbè kẹ̀gbè kpaí íná-ẹ́kú [[graphite]] Tákárá kẹ́nyí kọ́, Egbengwu á gba álí-ukọ́lọ́ nwu d’ọ̀nọ̀ káká d’unyi kpaí álí-unyi kí kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná álu kọ́gádádá álu kí í d’ẹ̀fù ájọ̀ nwu kpó., Egbengwu . Ukọ́lọ́ nwu á kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná ọ̀rọ̀ álí. [[racism]], Ẹrú amánẹ́ lẹ́í [[feminism]] Ẹ̀fù álí-unyi nwu kpaí d’ọ́wọ́ d’ọ́wọ́ d’ójú-ọ̀nọ̀ ányíáná álu kpó.<ref name="Leading Change" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - ARINZE STANLEY|url=https://arinzestanley.com/biography|access-date=2024-06-07|website=arinzestanley.com|language=en}}</ref> == Early life == '''Má chî bî Egbengwu''' ọjọ kî'ochu ékègwaka nolu ógwu efu ọdọ was born on 20 November 1993. He is a self-taught artist and lives in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedivest.com/meet-23-year-old-nigerian-artist-who-makes-unbelievable-realistic-pencil-drawings-photos/|title=Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images|last=Reporter|first=Thedivest.com|date=2017-04-07|work=Nigeria News|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omenkagallery.com/?mtheme_portfolio=insanity|title=Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery|website=www.omenkagallery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> In 2014, Arinze graduated from [[Imo State University]] with a Bachelor's of Engineering in [[agricultural engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harinzey.com/|title=Home|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|title=Artist|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|archive-date=30 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arinze Stanley - Biography|url=https://arcadiacontemporary.com/artists/87-arinze-stanley/biography/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=Arcadia Contemporary|language=en}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Nigeria}} * [[Kareem Olamilekan]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources == * {{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/hyperrealist-drawings-arinze-stanley_us_58d95d76e4b018c46069ed7f?m=false|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|title=Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever {{pipe}} The Huffington Post|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * {{cite web|url=https://blavity.com/nigerian-artist-arinze-stanley-life-sized-portraits-made-with-charcoal-and-graphite|publisher=blavity.com|title=This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible {{pipe}} BLAVITY|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * [http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ Hyperrealistic portraits], thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{authority control}} 2sadzpd8vjo2je292cazy1ie0br299m 41455 41454 2026-05-23T21:49:29Z Austinea3 116 /* See also */ 41455 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}{{Infobox person|name=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu|image=Arinze Stanley portrait.jpg|known_for=[[Drawing]]|movement=[[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|Hyperrealism]]|website={{URL|http://www.arinzestanley.com/}}}}'''Arinze Stanley Egbengwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1993) is a [[Nigerian]] artist, activist, [[photographer]], engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyper realistic pencil drawings.<ref name="Leading Change">{{Cite web|url=https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|title=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu {{!}} Leading Change|website=qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233451/https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unyíóló kọ́ máná gba kẹ̀gbè kẹ̀gbè kpaí íná-ẹ́kú [[graphite]] Tákárá kẹ́nyí kọ́, Egbengwu á gba álí-ukọ́lọ́ nwu d’ọ̀nọ̀ káká d’unyi kpaí álí-unyi kí kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná álu kọ́gádádá álu kí í d’ẹ̀fù ájọ̀ nwu kpó., Egbengwu . Ukọ́lọ́ nwu á kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná ọ̀rọ̀ álí. [[racism]], Ẹrú amánẹ́ lẹ́í [[feminism]] Ẹ̀fù álí-unyi nwu kpaí d’ọ́wọ́ d’ọ́wọ́ d’ójú-ọ̀nọ̀ ányíáná álu kpó.<ref name="Leading Change" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - ARINZE STANLEY|url=https://arinzestanley.com/biography|access-date=2024-06-07|website=arinzestanley.com|language=en}}</ref> == Early life == '''Má chî bî Egbengwu''' ọjọ kî'ochu ékègwaka nolu ógwu efu ọdọ 1993. Ukọ́lọ́ ẹ̀fẹ́ kẹ́ í kọ́ nọ̀ọ́ nwu á, kpaí í d’ẹ́fù. He is a self-taught artist and lives in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedivest.com/meet-23-year-old-nigerian-artist-who-makes-unbelievable-realistic-pencil-drawings-photos/|title=Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images|last=Reporter|first=Thedivest.com|date=2017-04-07|work=Nigeria News|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omenkagallery.com/?mtheme_portfolio=insanity|title=Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery|website=www.omenkagallery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> In 2014, Arinze graduated from [[Imo State University]] with a Bachelor's of Engineering in [[agricultural engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harinzey.com/|title=Home|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|title=Artist|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|archive-date=30 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arinze Stanley - Biography|url=https://arcadiacontemporary.com/artists/87-arinze-stanley/biography/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=Arcadia Contemporary|language=en}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Nigeria}} * [[Kareem Olamilekan]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources == * {{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/hyperrealist-drawings-arinze-stanley_us_58d95d76e4b018c46069ed7f?m=false|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|title=Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever {{pipe}} The Huffington Post|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * {{cite web|url=https://blavity.com/nigerian-artist-arinze-stanley-life-sized-portraits-made-with-charcoal-and-graphite|publisher=blavity.com|title=This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible {{pipe}} BLAVITY|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * [http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ Hyperrealistic portraits], thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{authority control}} r1w862bzmn6g2qbtla2p1oukm7c6nx2 41456 41455 2026-05-23T21:52:15Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41456 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}{{Infobox person|name=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu|image=Arinze Stanley portrait.jpg|known_for=[[Drawing]]|movement=[[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|Hyperrealism]]|website={{URL|http://www.arinzestanley.com/}}}}'''Arinze Stanley Egbengwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1993) is a [[Nigerian]] artist, activist, [[photographer]], engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyper realistic pencil drawings.<ref name="Leading Change">{{Cite web|url=https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|title=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu {{!}} Leading Change|website=qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233451/https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unyíóló kọ́ máná gba kẹ̀gbè kẹ̀gbè kpaí íná-ẹ́kú [[graphite]] Tákárá kẹ́nyí kọ́, Egbengwu á gba álí-ukọ́lọ́ nwu d’ọ̀nọ̀ káká d’unyi kpaí álí-unyi kí kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná álu kọ́gádádá álu kí í d’ẹ̀fù ájọ̀ nwu kpó., Egbengwu . Ukọ́lọ́ nwu á kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná ọ̀rọ̀ álí. [[racism]], Ẹrú amánẹ́ lẹ́í [[feminism]] Ẹ̀fù álí-unyi nwu kpaí d’ọ́wọ́ d’ọ́wọ́ d’ójú-ọ̀nọ̀ ányíáná álu kpó.<ref name="Leading Change" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - ARINZE STANLEY|url=https://arinzestanley.com/biography|access-date=2024-06-07|website=arinzestanley.com|language=en}}</ref> == Early life == '''Má chî bî Egbengwu''' ọjọ kî'ochu ékègwaka nolu ógwu efu ọdọ 1993. Ukọ́lọ́ ẹ̀fẹ́ kẹ́ í kọ́ nọ̀ọ́ nwu á, kpaí í d’ẹ́fù [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedivest.com/meet-23-year-old-nigerian-artist-who-makes-unbelievable-realistic-pencil-drawings-photos/|title=Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images|last=Reporter|first=Thedivest.com|date=2017-04-07|work=Nigeria News|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omenkagallery.com/?mtheme_portfolio=insanity|title=Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery|website=www.omenkagallery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> Efu ọdọ In 2014, Arinze graduated cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî from [[Imo State University]] "Kpaí tákárá ẹ̀kọ́ ọ̀gá gádádá kí í dọ̀nọ̀ ukọ́lọ́ ẹ́njíníà d’ẹ́fù.with a Bachelor's of Engineering in [[agricultural engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harinzey.com/|title=Home|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|title=Artist|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|archive-date=30 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arinze Stanley - Biography|url=https://arcadiacontemporary.com/artists/87-arinze-stanley/biography/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=Arcadia Contemporary|language=en}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Nigeria}} * [[Kareem Olamilekan]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources == * {{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/hyperrealist-drawings-arinze-stanley_us_58d95d76e4b018c46069ed7f?m=false|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|title=Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever {{pipe}} The Huffington Post|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * {{cite web|url=https://blavity.com/nigerian-artist-arinze-stanley-life-sized-portraits-made-with-charcoal-and-graphite|publisher=blavity.com|title=This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible {{pipe}} BLAVITY|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * [http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ Hyperrealistic portraits], thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{authority control}} 2ws9ti1w9gezh2guk6gqfqvqjw4myul 41457 41456 2026-05-23T21:54:54Z Austinea3 116 /* Sources */ 41457 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}{{Infobox person|name=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu|image=Arinze Stanley portrait.jpg|known_for=[[Drawing]]|movement=[[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|Hyperrealism]]|website={{URL|http://www.arinzestanley.com/}}}}'''Arinze Stanley Egbengwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1993) is a [[Nigerian]] artist, activist, [[photographer]], engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyper realistic pencil drawings.<ref name="Leading Change">{{Cite web|url=https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|title=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu {{!}} Leading Change|website=qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233451/https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unyíóló kọ́ máná gba kẹ̀gbè kẹ̀gbè kpaí íná-ẹ́kú [[graphite]] Tákárá kẹ́nyí kọ́, Egbengwu á gba álí-ukọ́lọ́ nwu d’ọ̀nọ̀ káká d’unyi kpaí álí-unyi kí kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná álu kọ́gádádá álu kí í d’ẹ̀fù ájọ̀ nwu kpó., Egbengwu . Ukọ́lọ́ nwu á kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná ọ̀rọ̀ álí. [[racism]], Ẹrú amánẹ́ lẹ́í [[feminism]] Ẹ̀fù álí-unyi nwu kpaí d’ọ́wọ́ d’ọ́wọ́ d’ójú-ọ̀nọ̀ ányíáná álu kpó.<ref name="Leading Change" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - ARINZE STANLEY|url=https://arinzestanley.com/biography|access-date=2024-06-07|website=arinzestanley.com|language=en}}</ref> == Early life == '''Má chî bî Egbengwu''' ọjọ kî'ochu ékègwaka nolu ógwu efu ọdọ 1993. Ukọ́lọ́ ẹ̀fẹ́ kẹ́ í kọ́ nọ̀ọ́ nwu á, kpaí í d’ẹ́fù [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedivest.com/meet-23-year-old-nigerian-artist-who-makes-unbelievable-realistic-pencil-drawings-photos/|title=Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images|last=Reporter|first=Thedivest.com|date=2017-04-07|work=Nigeria News|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omenkagallery.com/?mtheme_portfolio=insanity|title=Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery|website=www.omenkagallery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2014, Arinze cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Imo State University]] "Kpaí tákárá ẹ̀kọ́ ọ̀gá gádádá kí í dọ̀nọ̀ ukọ́lọ́ ẹ́njíníà efu yá [[agricultural engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harinzey.com/|title=Home|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|title=Artist|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|archive-date=30 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arinze Stanley - Biography|url=https://arcadiacontemporary.com/artists/87-arinze-stanley/biography/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=Arcadia Contemporary|language=en}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Nigeria}} * [[Kareem Olamilekan]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources == * {{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/hyperrealist-drawings-arinze-stanley_us_58d95d76e4b018c46069ed7f?m=false|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|title=Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever {{pipe}} The Huffington Post|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * {{cite web|url=https://blavity.com/nigerian-artist-arinze-stanley-life-sized-portraits-made-with-charcoal-and-graphite|publisher=blavity.com|title=This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible {{pipe}} BLAVITY|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * [http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ Hyperrealistic portraits], thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{authority control}} q2ppp9dm8x8ppcdpps76e7ks6b6pdww 41458 41457 2026-05-23T21:56:21Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life */ 41458 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}{{Infobox person|name=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu|image=Arinze Stanley portrait.jpg|known_for=[[Drawing]]|movement=[[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|Hyperrealism]]|website={{URL|http://www.arinzestanley.com/}}}}'''Arinze Stanley Egbengwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1993) is a [[Nigerian]] artist, activist, [[photographer]], engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyper realistic pencil drawings.<ref name="Leading Change">{{Cite web|url=https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|title=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu {{!}} Leading Change|website=qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233451/https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unyíóló kọ́ máná gba kẹ̀gbè kẹ̀gbè kpaí íná-ẹ́kú [[graphite]] Tákárá kẹ́nyí kọ́, Egbengwu á gba álí-ukọ́lọ́ nwu d’ọ̀nọ̀ káká d’unyi kpaí álí-unyi kí kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná álu kọ́gádádá álu kí í d’ẹ̀fù ájọ̀ nwu kpó., Egbengwu . Ukọ́lọ́ nwu á kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná ọ̀rọ̀ álí. [[racism]], Ẹrú amánẹ́ lẹ́í [[feminism]] Ẹ̀fù álí-unyi nwu kpaí d’ọ́wọ́ d’ọ́wọ́ d’ójú-ọ̀nọ̀ ányíáná álu kpó.<ref name="Leading Change" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - ARINZE STANLEY|url=https://arinzestanley.com/biography|access-date=2024-06-07|website=arinzestanley.com|language=en}}</ref> == Ẹ́ kwaná ilé nwu Early life == '''Má chî bî Egbengwu''' ọjọ kî'ochu ékègwaka nolu ógwu efu ọdọ 1993. Ukọ́lọ́ ẹ̀fẹ́ kẹ́ í kọ́ nọ̀ọ́ nwu á, kpaí í d’ẹ́fù [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedivest.com/meet-23-year-old-nigerian-artist-who-makes-unbelievable-realistic-pencil-drawings-photos/|title=Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images|last=Reporter|first=Thedivest.com|date=2017-04-07|work=Nigeria News|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omenkagallery.com/?mtheme_portfolio=insanity|title=Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery|website=www.omenkagallery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2014, Arinze cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Imo State University]] "Kpaí tákárá ẹ̀kọ́ ọ̀gá gádádá kí í dọ̀nọ̀ ukọ́lọ́ ẹ́njíníà efu yá [[agricultural engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harinzey.com/|title=Home|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|title=Artist|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|archive-date=30 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arinze Stanley - Biography|url=https://arcadiacontemporary.com/artists/87-arinze-stanley/biography/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=Arcadia Contemporary|language=en}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Nigeria}} * [[Kareem Olamilekan]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources == * {{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/hyperrealist-drawings-arinze-stanley_us_58d95d76e4b018c46069ed7f?m=false|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|title=Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever {{pipe}} The Huffington Post|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * {{cite web|url=https://blavity.com/nigerian-artist-arinze-stanley-life-sized-portraits-made-with-charcoal-and-graphite|publisher=blavity.com|title=This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible {{pipe}} BLAVITY|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * [http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ Hyperrealistic portraits], thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{authority control}} jdin7hhy9803rhpz7p2k0f4yulpddys 41459 41458 2026-05-23T21:57:27Z Austinea3 116 /* Ẹ́ kwaná ilé nwu Early life */ 41459 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}{{Infobox person|name=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu|image=Arinze Stanley portrait.jpg|known_for=[[Drawing]]|movement=[[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|Hyperrealism]]|website={{URL|http://www.arinzestanley.com/}}}}'''Arinze Stanley Egbengwu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Arinze Stanley Egbengwu.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1993) is a [[Nigerian]] artist, activist, [[photographer]], engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyper realistic pencil drawings.<ref name="Leading Change">{{Cite web|url=https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|title=Arinze Stanley Egbengwu {{!}} Leading Change|website=qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233451/https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/about/supporters/arinze-stanley-egbengwu|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unyíóló kọ́ máná gba kẹ̀gbè kẹ̀gbè kpaí íná-ẹ́kú [[graphite]] Tákárá kẹ́nyí kọ́, Egbengwu á gba álí-ukọ́lọ́ nwu d’ọ̀nọ̀ káká d’unyi kpaí álí-unyi kí kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná álu kọ́gádádá álu kí í d’ẹ̀fù ájọ̀ nwu kpó., Egbengwu . Ukọ́lọ́ nwu á kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná ọ̀rọ̀ álí. [[racism]], Ẹrú amánẹ́ lẹ́í [[feminism]] Ẹ̀fù álí-unyi nwu kpaí d’ọ́wọ́ d’ọ́wọ́ d’ójú-ọ̀nọ̀ ányíáná álu kpó.<ref name="Leading Change" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - ARINZE STANLEY|url=https://arinzestanley.com/biography|access-date=2024-06-07|website=arinzestanley.com|language=en}}</ref> == Ẹ́ kwaná ilé nwu. == '''Má chî bî Egbengwu''' ọjọ kî'ochu ékègwaka nolu ógwu efu ọdọ 1993. Ukọ́lọ́ ẹ̀fẹ́ kẹ́ í kọ́ nọ̀ọ́ nwu á, kpaí í d’ẹ́fù [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedivest.com/meet-23-year-old-nigerian-artist-who-makes-unbelievable-realistic-pencil-drawings-photos/|title=Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images|last=Reporter|first=Thedivest.com|date=2017-04-07|work=Nigeria News|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omenkagallery.com/?mtheme_portfolio=insanity|title=Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery|website=www.omenkagallery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2014, Arinze cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Imo State University]] "Kpaí tákárá ẹ̀kọ́ ọ̀gá gádádá kí í dọ̀nọ̀ ukọ́lọ́ ẹ́njíníà efu yá [[agricultural engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harinzey.com/|title=Home|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|title=Artist|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|archive-date=30 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arinze Stanley - Biography|url=https://arcadiacontemporary.com/artists/87-arinze-stanley/biography/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=Arcadia Contemporary|language=en}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Nigeria}} * [[Kareem Olamilekan]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources == * {{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/hyperrealist-drawings-arinze-stanley_us_58d95d76e4b018c46069ed7f?m=false|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|title=Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever {{pipe}} The Huffington Post|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * {{cite web|url=https://blavity.com/nigerian-artist-arinze-stanley-life-sized-portraits-made-with-charcoal-and-graphite|publisher=blavity.com|title=This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible {{pipe}} BLAVITY|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * [http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ Hyperrealistic portraits], thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{authority control}} jbpp54lr4c151sar8wint6aw7054ey2 41460 41459 2026-05-23T21:59:39Z Austinea3 116 /* Ẹ́ kwaná ilé nwu. */ 41460 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian artist and activist}}Unyíóló kọ́ máná gba kẹ̀gbè kẹ̀gbè kpaí íná-ẹ́kú [[graphite]] Tákárá kẹ́nyí kọ́, Egbengwu á gba álí-ukọ́lọ́ nwu d’ọ̀nọ̀ káká d’unyi kpaí álí-unyi kí kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná álu kọ́gádádá álu kí í d’ẹ̀fù ájọ̀ nwu kpó., Egbengwu . Ukọ́lọ́ nwu á kọ́nyí kpaí ányíáná ọ̀rọ̀ álí. [[racism]], Ẹrú amánẹ́ lẹ́í [[feminism]] Ẹ̀fù álí-unyi nwu kpaí d’ọ́wọ́ d’ọ́wọ́ d’ójú-ọ̀nọ̀ ányíáná álu kpó.<ref name="Leading Change" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - ARINZE STANLEY|url=https://arinzestanley.com/biography|access-date=2024-06-07|website=arinzestanley.com|language=en}}</ref> == Ẹ́ kwaná ilé nwu. == '''Má chî bî Egbengwu''' ọjọ kî'ochu ékègwaka nolu ógwu efu ọdọ 1993. Ukọ́lọ́ ẹ̀fẹ́ kẹ́ í kọ́ nọ̀ọ́ nwu á, kpaí í d’ẹ́fù [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedivest.com/meet-23-year-old-nigerian-artist-who-makes-unbelievable-realistic-pencil-drawings-photos/|title=Meet 23-years-old Arinze Stanley Who Makes Pencil Drawings Like Real Life Images|last=Reporter|first=Thedivest.com|date=2017-04-07|work=Nigeria News|access-date=2017-05-15|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omenkagallery.com/?mtheme_portfolio=insanity|title=Insanity: An Exhibition of Hyperrealist Art – Omenka Gallery|website=www.omenkagallery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2014, Arinze cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Imo State University]] "Kpaí tákárá ẹ̀kọ́ ọ̀gá gádádá kí í dọ̀nọ̀ ukọ́lọ́ ẹ́njíníà efu yá [[agricultural engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harinzey.com/|title=Home|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928231058/https://www.harinzey.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|title=Artist|website=Harinzey art|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930203530/https://www.harinzey.com/artist/|archive-date=30 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arinze Stanley - Biography|url=https://arcadiacontemporary.com/artists/87-arinze-stanley/biography/|access-date=2024-06-07|website=Arcadia Contemporary|language=en}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Nigeria}} * [[Kareem Olamilekan]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Sources == * {{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/hyperrealist-drawings-arinze-stanley_us_58d95d76e4b018c46069ed7f?m=false|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|title=Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever {{pipe}} The Huffington Post|date=28 March 2017|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * {{cite web|url=https://blavity.com/nigerian-artist-arinze-stanley-life-sized-portraits-made-with-charcoal-and-graphite|publisher=blavity.com|title=This Artist's Life-Sized Portraits Made With Charcoal & Graphite Are Incredible {{pipe}} BLAVITY|accessdate=2017-04-21}} * [http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ Hyperrealistic portraits], thisiscolossal.com. Accessed 26 March 2024. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{authority control}} rh4au3w1smcfoe72pnlatmgfr01zka7 0 2109 41461 2026-05-23T22:18:32Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police off..." 41461 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == She is a [[Law]] graduate of [[Ogun State University]] and a graduate of [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> She obtained her master's degree in police leadership and management (PLM) from the [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]]. She was called to the [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] in 2002 and was also an investigator assisting the office of the prosecutor at the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) at The Hague in the investigations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as international crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} 7g92bb8g65svsmm34nss1wgblyg9525 41462 41461 2026-05-23T22:25:43Z Austinea3 116 41462 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî graduate of [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî and a graduate of [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> She obtained her master's degree in police leadership and management (PLM) from the [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]]. She was called to the [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] in 2002 and was also an investigator assisting the office of the prosecutor at the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) at The Hague in the investigations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as international crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} 6ifgswen6mvd34wy49s98uk89vh8a8h 41463 41462 2026-05-23T22:29:29Z Austinea3 116 41463 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi She obtained her master's degree in police leadership and management (PLM) from the [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]]. She was called to the [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] in 2002 and was also an investigator assisting the office of the prosecutor at the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) at The Hague in the investigations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as international crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} oq0olg9e26ny2lade2c4ex4va6058vj 41464 41463 2026-05-23T22:30:55Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41464 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]]. She was called to the [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] in 2002 and was also an investigator assisting the office of the prosecutor at the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) at The Hague in the investigations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as international crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} mgytlv62zwn0s5352xw78md5zwmn59y 41465 41464 2026-05-23T22:35:46Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 41465 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì She was called to the [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ in 2002 and was also an investigator assisting the office of the prosecutor at the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) at The Hague in the investigations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as international crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} b2pqyjvnnx9c28z0jnenxjym0g4r00m 41466 41465 2026-05-23T22:37:49Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 41466 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì She was called to the [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ in 2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì and was also an investigator assisting the office of the prosecutor at the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) at The Hague in the investigations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as international crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} o3wt5bxjtv4tgsyjqdoynkmdaiau4z7 41467 41466 2026-05-23T22:39:28Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 41467 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) at The Hague in the investigations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as international crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} i10vtsvv19k7ypepp6tscd334zbhvk9 41468 41467 2026-05-23T22:42:09Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 41468 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) "kí dẹ́ tì The Hague tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.at The Hague in the investigations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as international crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} 91gzilxl5t0m2vxy4s5245mw3f9uhaz 41469 41468 2026-05-23T22:43:06Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 41469 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì The Hague tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} qobeh46rl7u0kxo2637l6s0ue2a9wb8 41470 41469 2026-05-23T22:44:16Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 41470 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì The Hague tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ In August 2015, Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} b31oguafi24kgcdpsjnjd3ki5nyp519 41471 41470 2026-05-23T22:47:13Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 41471 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì The Hague tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀. Olabisi Kolawole was appointed as the new force public relations officer by [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} lu7oat1a57bc6a3nwnl649nxn6rgs6o 41472 41471 2026-05-23T22:48:14Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 41472 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì The Hague tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} hxmadtwe47k731nfb4wsclsvl4b4x9k 41473 41472 2026-05-23T22:51:12Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41473 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì The Hague tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.This made her the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police Force spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} c0y3x8rwowldbqcwqh4sdwe7nbl0iae 41474 41473 2026-05-23T22:52:33Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41474 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} apqrosggiskxiukwiteyy5fv7qvsmxc 41475 41474 2026-05-23T22:55:44Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41475 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ìgáchí nà ch'ẹ́nẹ̀ á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀ fú dôká , kpáí í lá ch'ọ́gá-ẹ̀gbẹ̀ fú únyí-úkọ̀lọ̀ kí á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ fú àlááfíà á dọ̀mọ̀.She has formerly served as the police force gender adviser and deputy director of the Directorate of Peacekeeping.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} n5oj1fqby9cdp5w6xwcp5243zeo13m5 41476 41475 2026-05-23T22:57:01Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41476 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ìgáchí nà ch'ẹ́nẹ̀ á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀ fú dôká , kpáí í lá ch'ọ́gá-ẹ̀gbẹ̀ fú únyí-úkọ̀lọ̀ kí á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ fú àlááfíà á dọ̀mọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> She had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} cxj2s7u7f50rv76wlw95m3qjkripok8 41477 41476 2026-05-23T23:00:59Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41477 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ìgáchí nà ch'ẹ́nẹ̀ á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀ fú dôká , kpáí í lá ch'ọ́gá-ẹ̀gbẹ̀ fú únyí-úkọ̀lọ̀ kí á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ fú àlááfíà á dọ̀mọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ẹ́fù ìlú gálá-gálá gẹ́; kpáí ẹ́fù úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ̀, í dọ̀mọ̀ tì úkọ̀lọ̀ United Nations tì ìlú East-TimorShe had also served at the international level;and these include serving in the United Nations missions in East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} p6kyejyoijsg8kaajsb6c397fg8y023 41478 41477 2026-05-23T23:03:45Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41478 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ìgáchí nà ch'ẹ́nẹ̀ á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀ fú dôká , kpáí í lá ch'ọ́gá-ẹ̀gbẹ̀ fú únyí-úkọ̀lọ̀ kí á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ fú àlááfíà á dọ̀mọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ẹ́fù ìlú gálá-gálá gẹ́; kpáí ẹ́fù úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ̀, í dọ̀mọ̀ tì úkọ̀lọ̀ United Nations tì ìlú East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006), and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} kjank2hnmenqjpj2an4eeqsii6u38sy 41479 41478 2026-05-23T23:07:24Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41479 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ìgáchí nà ch'ẹ́nẹ̀ á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀ fú dôká , kpáí í lá ch'ọ́gá-ẹ̀gbẹ̀ fú únyí-úkọ̀lọ̀ kí á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ fú àlááfíà á dọ̀mọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ẹ́fù ìlú gálá-gálá gẹ́; kpáí ẹ́fù úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ̀, í dọ̀mọ̀ tì úkọ̀lọ̀ United Nations tì ìlú East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006),The United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York translates to "Ugbẹgẹgẹ kpai unyi ukọlọ unyọfọ amẹnẹ kpai ugbo kẹ dọmọ ku ma dọ New York" and the UN headquarters in New York (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} rtkekgpazmn5kwf16cx5kwwfok19cnb 41480 41479 2026-05-23T23:08:20Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 41480 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ìgáchí nà ch'ẹ́nẹ̀ á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀ fú dôká , kpáí í lá ch'ọ́gá-ẹ̀gbẹ̀ fú únyí-úkọ̀lọ̀ kí á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ fú àlááfíà á dọ̀mọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ẹ́fù ìlú gálá-gálá gẹ́; kpáí ẹ́fù úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ̀, í dọ̀mọ̀ tì úkọ̀lọ̀ United Nations tì ìlú East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006),The United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York translates to "Ugbẹgẹgẹ kpai unyi ukọlọ unyọfọ amẹnẹ kpai ugbo kẹ dọmọ ku ma dọ (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} rkd6mffwpadyplcvw6g2itb6l04b7nk 41482 41480 2026-05-24T09:08:28Z Austinea3 116 41482 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Úkoché kî ché Education == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ìgáchí nà ch'ẹ́nẹ̀ á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀ fú dôká , kpáí í lá ch'ọ́gá-ẹ̀gbẹ̀ fú únyí-úkọ̀lọ̀ kí á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ fú àlááfíà á dọ̀mọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ẹ́fù ìlú gálá-gálá gẹ́; kpáí ẹ́fù úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ̀, í dọ̀mọ̀ tì úkọ̀lọ̀ United Nations tì ìlú East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006),The United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York translates to "Ugbẹgẹgẹ kpai unyi ukọlọ unyọfọ amẹnẹ kpai ugbo kẹ dọmọ ku ma dọ (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} jbrw6zgi2m5sqwuqdkm0m3sode2ks8m 41483 41482 2026-05-24T09:09:53Z Austinea3 116 41483 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Úkoché kî ché. == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Énwu kîa chá Career == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ìgáchí nà ch'ẹ́nẹ̀ á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀ fú dôká , kpáí í lá ch'ọ́gá-ẹ̀gbẹ̀ fú únyí-úkọ̀lọ̀ kí á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ fú àlááfíà á dọ̀mọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ẹ́fù ìlú gálá-gálá gẹ́; kpáí ẹ́fù úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ̀, í dọ̀mọ̀ tì úkọ̀lọ̀ United Nations tì ìlú East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006),The United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York translates to "Ugbẹgẹgẹ kpai unyi ukọlọ unyọfọ amẹnẹ kpai ugbo kẹ dọmọ ku ma dọ (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} 1833m8gf82qkhrykphfdjhwdzswlorp 41484 41483 2026-05-24T09:10:35Z Austinea3 116 41484 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian police officer}}{{Orphan|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olabisi Alofe-Kolawole|image=|image_size=|order=|term_start=August 2015|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Nigeria]]|alma_mater={{blist|[[Ogun State University]]|[[Nigeria Police Academy]]|[[University of Leicester]] }}|occupation=[[Police Officer]]|signature=|awards=}} '''Olabisi Alofe Kolawole''' is a [[Nigeria Police Force|Nigerian police officer]] and also the first female Force [[Public relations officer|Public Relations Officer]] (FPRO).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria Police gets first female Force public relations officer •IGP appoints new principal staff officer|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030021401/http://newsexpressngr.com/news/14552-Nigeria-Police-gets-first-female-Force-public-relations-officer-IGP-appoints-new-principal-staff-officer|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|access-date=2021-04-28|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olabisi Alofe Kolawole Archives|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|access-date=2022-03-25|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418234846/https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tag/olabisi-alofe-kolawole/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Úkoché kî ché. == Oñwú chî She is a [[Law]] kî chá kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ogun State University]] kpaî ónwu n̄o cha kpa kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Nigerian Police Academy|Nigeria Police Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=She's a lawyer, she adores Oprah Winfrey... Enter Nigeria's first female police PRO|url=https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161657/https://www.thecable.ng/shes-lawyer-adores-oprah-winfrey-enter-nigerias-first-female-police-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> I gba takada unyi uche oga (Master's degree) efu olaji kpai ogwuchekpulu amonupa (Police Leadership and Management - PLM) kwi [[University of Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom (UK)]].A dọ̀ kọ́ lá tì [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] efu ọdọ i2002 kpáí í lá mú d'ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kónè chẹ́ńbá fú únyí ẹ́lẹ́wù á gbanẹ́ kí dẹ́ tì [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) kí dẹ́ tì ẹ́ńyí á bọ́h tọ̀ nà kì d'ọ̀rọ̀ ọ́nwù fú ẹ́kpẹ́-kọ́-mù kpáí ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀, kí lá ch'ọ́rọ̀ lẹ́fù gálá-gálá.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|title=Nigeria Book of Records &#124; Showing our perfect record to the world|access-date=2021-04-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727103914/http://nigeriabookofrecords.com/nigerias-first-women/olabisi-alofe-kolawole-the-first-female-public-relations-officer-fpro-of-the-nigeria-police-force/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Énwu kîa chá. == Éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jo éfu ọdọ 2015, "A mú Olabisi Kolawole d'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́-gbo-ọ̀nẹ̀ fú olópá gbogbo tì ẹ́nẹ̀ kí dẹ́ chẹ́nẹ̀ Yé [[Inspector General of Police (Nigeria)|inspector general of police]], [[Solomon Arase]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325210356/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ẹ̀nàwù lẹ̀ chẹ́ kọ́ lá mú d'ọ́mẹ̀nyí-óóyó kí ch'ọ́gá ọ̀rọ̀-íkọ́ fú Adoka gbogbo ìlú-wá tì i'gáchí.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Nigeria Police Gets First Female Force Public Relations Officer|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|location=New York City, United States|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114011/http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/28/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-public-relations-officer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria police gets first female force PRO|url=https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[BusinessDay (Nigeria)|BusinessDay]]|date=28 August 2015|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121249/https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigeria-police-gets-first-female-force-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=pmnews|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-04-28|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121251/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ìgáchí nà ch'ẹ́nẹ̀ á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ ọ́nwù kí chẹnẹ́-chẹnẹ́ dọ̀mọ̀ fú dôká , kpáí í lá ch'ọ́gá-ẹ̀gbẹ̀ fú únyí-úkọ̀lọ̀ kí á kọ́nẹ̀ kọ́rọ̀ fú àlááfíà á dọ̀mọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-29|title=IGP Appoints New FPRO, Principal Staff Officer|url=https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://guardian.ng/news/igp-appoints-new-fpro-principal-staff-officer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ogenyi|first=Esther|date=2015-12-08|title=ACP Olabisi: A hallmark of transformation|url=https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121250/https://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/acp-olabisi-a-hallmark-of-transformation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-08-28|title=Kolawole makes history, becomes first Nigeria Police female PRO|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/28/kolawole-makes-history-becomes-first-nigeria-police-female-pro/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nwodo|first=Anike|date=2016-03-22|title=Women in law: See most attractive female police officers in Nigeria (photos)|url=https://www.legit.ng/773516-women-law-see-attractive-female-police-officers-nigeria-photos.html|access-date=2020-11-22|newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=en}}</ref> "Í lá ch'úkọ̀lọ̀ tì ẹ́fù ìlú gálá-gálá gẹ́; kpáí ẹ́fù úkọ̀lọ̀ lẹ̀, í dọ̀mọ̀ tì úkọ̀lọ̀ United Nations tì ìlú East-Timor (2000), Kosovo (2004), Liberia (2006),The United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York translates to "Ugbẹgẹgẹ kpai unyi ukọlọ unyọfọ amẹnẹ kpai ugbo kẹ dọmọ ku ma dọ (2007).<ref>{{Cite news|last=admin|date=2016-04-16|title=Olabisi Kolawole: With Gender-sensitive Officers Now at the Helm, Women Can Attain Any Height in Police|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/17/olabisi-kolawole-with-gender-sensitive-officers-now-at-the-helm-women-can-attain-any-height-in-police/|access-date=2022-03-25|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} kmny92dqa21zh29bu1770y8unx2mxfd 2 2110 41481 2026-05-24T00:50:53Z 配合比全额更好（说说而已） 1473 Created page with "Hello!I'm 配合比全额更好（说说而已）." 41481 wikitext text/x-wiki Hello!I'm 配合比全额更好（说说而已）. 8ku76nd4c1cb0o0z2e6q0rysvn6qd2h 0 2111 41485 2026-05-24T09:41:29Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "{{Short description|Pro-Biafra activist}}{{Infobox person|honorific_prefix=|name=Uche Mefor|honorific_suffix=|image=|image_upright=|landscape=<!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->|alt=<!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->|caption=|native_name=|native_name_lang=|pronunciation=|birth_name=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1972|04|10|df=yes}}|birth_place=[[Abatete]] in [[Idemili North]] L.G.A of [[Anambra State]]|baptise..." 41485 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Pro-Biafra activist}}{{Infobox person|honorific_prefix=|name=Uche Mefor|honorific_suffix=|image=|image_upright=|landscape=<!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->|alt=<!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->|caption=|native_name=|native_name_lang=|pronunciation=|birth_name=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1972|04|10|df=yes}}|birth_place=[[Abatete]] in [[Idemili North]] L.G.A of [[Anambra State]]|baptised=<!-- will not display if birth_date is entered -->|disappeared_date=<!-- {{Disappeared date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) -->|disappeared_place=|disappeared_status=|death_date=<!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (enter DEATH date then BIRTH date (e.g., ...|1908|31|8|1967|28|2}} use both this parameter and |birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) -->|death_place=|death_cause=|body_discovered=|resting_place=|resting_place_coordinates=<!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->|burial_place=<!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) -->|burial_coordinates=<!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->|monuments=|other_names=|siglum=|citizenship=|education=|alma_mater=[[University of Essex]], [[University of East London]], [[Nnamdi Azikiwe University]], [[Coventry University]]|occupation=[[Human Rights]], [[Politics|Political]] and [[Igbo people|Igbo]]-[[Biafra]] [[activist]]|years_active=|era=|employer=|organization=|agent=<!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source -->|known_for=[[Biafra]] [[Activism]]|notable_works=<!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" -->|style=|net_worth=<!-- Net worth should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->|height=|television=|title=<!-- Formal/awarded/job title. The parameter |office=may be used as an alternative when the label is better rendered as "Office" (e.g. public office or appointments) -->|term=|predecessor=|successor=|party=|movement=|opponents=|boards=|criminal_charges=<!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources -->|criminal_penalty=|criminal_status=|spouse=<!-- Use article title or common name -->|partner=<!-- (unmarried long-term partner) -->|children=|parents=<!-- overrides mother and father parameters -->|mother=<!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) -->|father=<!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) -->|relatives=|family=|callsign=|awards=|website=|module=|module2=|module3=|module4=|module5=|module6=|signature=|signature_size=|signature_alt=|footnotes=}}'''Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor ''' (born April 10, 1972) also known as '''Uche Mefor''' is a British-Nigerian pro-[[Biafra]] political activist. He was the deputy director of [[Radio Biafra]] and former deputy leader of the [[Indigenous People of Biafra]] (IPOB) led by [[Nnamdi Kanu]].<ref>Seun Opejobi,{{Cite news|url=https://dailypost.ng/2021/07/22/biafra-nnamdi-kanu-deceitful-a-blackmailer-ipobs-ex-deputy-leader-uche-mefor/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu deceitful, a blackmailer – IPOB's ex-deputy leader, Uche Mefor|date=22 July 2021|accessdate=18 September 2024|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]}}</ref> == Career == Okafor-Mefor has been a pro-[[Biafran]] activist for years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/civil-war-heroes-deserve-to-be-celebrated-igbo-movement/|title=Civil war heroes deserve to be celebrated – Igbo movement|date=13 May 2024|accessdate=23 July 2024|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> Before joining ''IPOB'', Mefor was a devoted member of ''[[Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra]]'' (MASSOB) and the ''Biafra Actualization Forum''.<ref name="FUN">{{cite web|url=https://fundlylive.com/alphonsus-uche-okafor-mefor-the-dual-identity-of-a-pro-biafra-activist/|title=Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor: The Dual Identity of a Pro-Biafra Activist|publisher=fundlylive.com|date=|accessdate=23 July 2024|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524183855/https://fundlylive.com/alphonsus-uche-okafor-mefor-the-dual-identity-of-a-pro-biafra-activist/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a former deputy leader of the [[Indigenous People of Biafra]] (IPOB).<ref>Chiagozie Nwonwu,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64110852|title=Biafra quest fuels Nigeria conflict: Too scared to marry and bury bodies|publisher=bbc.com|date=9 January 2023|accessdate=23 July 2024}}</ref> Around mid-2020, it was claimed Okafor-Mefor openly confronted his colleague, [[Nnamdi Kanu]], on [[religious bigotry]], incitement to violence, and policy issues surrounding the running of IPOB as an organisation.<ref>Ihesiulo Grace,{{Cite news|url=https://dailytimesng.com/nnamdi-kanu-deceitful-a-blackmailer-uche-mefor/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Nnamdi Kanu deceitful, a blackmailer – Uche Mefor|date=22 July 2021|accessdate=24 May 2024|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Nigeria)|Daily Times]]}}</ref> This led him to separate from Nnamdi Kanu.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/11/24/ipob-why-nnamdi-kanu-uche-mefor-are-at-war/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=IPOB: Why Nnamdi Kanu, Uche Mefor are at war|date=24 November 2020|accessdate=24 May 2024|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> After resigning his position as IPOB Deputy Leader in November 2020, Okafor-Mefor floated his own radio station which he called the ''Biafra Human Rights and Freedom Radio'' (BHFR).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/igbo/afirika-58443219|title=Uche Mefor: "Agaghị m Dubai ka ọ fọdụzie ịda n'ala nke ibu m gawa ụlọọgwụ"|publisher=bbc.com|date=4 September 2021|accessdate=23 July 2024}}</ref> He has since acted as the Head of Information and Communication of the ''Biafra De Factor Customary Government''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/igbo/afirika-56426232|title=Uche Mefor: Mpaghara Ipob nke m nọ na ya so hibe 'Biafra De facto Customary Government'|publisher=bbc.com|date=17 March 2021|accessdate=23 July 2024}}</ref> He also founded the ''[[Igbo people|Igbo]]-[[Biafra]] Nationalist Movement''<ref>Chinonso Alozie,{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/03/south-east-with-5-states-a-case-of-marginalization-says-igbo-biafra-nationalists/amp/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=South East with 5 states, a case of marginalization, says Igbo-Biafra nationalists|date=12 March 2024|accessdate=23 July 2024|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> and the ''Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-Determination'' (IPINS).<ref>Stanley Uzoaru,{{Cite news|url=https://sunnewsonline.com/igbo-maginalisation-pro-biafra-groupipins-opt-for-restructuring/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Igbo maginalisation : pro – Biafra group, IPINS opt for restructuring|date=1 March 2024|accessdate=23 July 2024|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist|2}} == External links == * [https://ipins.org/ Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-determination (IPINS) Website] 4li496jylf9nhi72joh61xiyak552kn 41486 41485 2026-05-24T09:47:14Z Austinea3 116 41486 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Pro-Biafra activist}}{{Infobox person|honorific_prefix=|name=Uche Mefor|honorific_suffix=|image=|image_upright=|landscape=<!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->|alt=<!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->|caption=|native_name=|native_name_lang=|pronunciation=|birth_name=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1972|04|10|df=yes}}|birth_place=[[Abatete]] in [[Idemili North]] L.G.A of [[Anambra State]]|baptised=<!-- will not display if birth_date is entered -->|disappeared_date=<!-- {{Disappeared date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) -->|disappeared_place=|disappeared_status=|death_date=<!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (enter DEATH date then BIRTH date (e.g., ...|1908|31|8|1967|28|2}} use both this parameter and |birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) -->|death_place=|death_cause=|body_discovered=|resting_place=|resting_place_coordinates=<!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->|burial_place=<!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) -->|burial_coordinates=<!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->|monuments=|other_names=|siglum=|citizenship=|education=|alma_mater=[[University of Essex]], [[University of East London]], [[Nnamdi Azikiwe University]], [[Coventry University]]|occupation=[[Human Rights]], [[Politics|Political]] and [[Igbo people|Igbo]]-[[Biafra]] [[activist]]|years_active=|era=|employer=|organization=|agent=<!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source -->|known_for=[[Biafra]] [[Activism]]|notable_works=<!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" -->|style=|net_worth=<!-- Net worth should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->|height=|television=|title=<!-- Formal/awarded/job title. The parameter |office=may be used as an alternative when the label is better rendered as "Office" (e.g. public office or appointments) -->|term=|predecessor=|successor=|party=|movement=|opponents=|boards=|criminal_charges=<!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources -->|criminal_penalty=|criminal_status=|spouse=<!-- Use article title or common name -->|partner=<!-- (unmarried long-term partner) -->|children=|parents=<!-- overrides mother and father parameters -->|mother=<!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) -->|father=<!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) -->|relatives=|family=|callsign=|awards=|website=|module=|module2=|module3=|module4=|module5=|module6=|signature=|signature_size=|signature_alt=|footnotes=}}'''Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor ''' (born April 10, 1972) also known as '''Uche Mefor''' is a British-Nigerian pro-[[Biafra]] political activist. He was the deputy director of [[Radio Biafra]] and former deputy leader of the [[Indigenous People of Biafra]] (IPOB) led by [[Nnamdi Kanu]].<ref>Seun Opejobi,{{Cite news|url=https://dailypost.ng/2021/07/22/biafra-nnamdi-kanu-deceitful-a-blackmailer-ipobs-ex-deputy-leader-uche-mefor/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu deceitful, a blackmailer – IPOB's ex-deputy leader, Uche Mefor|date=22 July 2021|accessdate=18 September 2024|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]}}</ref> == Career == Okafor-Mefor i gba d’ọwọ kpai amẹ nẹ ẹ nẹ k’amẹ Okafor-Mefor has been a pro-[[Biafran]] nwọ d’ọgọnwụ, kpai i du d’ọwọ gba d’ẹnyịọ kpai ọdọ d’ọgọgọactivist for years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/civil-war-heroes-deserve-to-be-celebrated-igbo-movement/|title=Civil war heroes deserve to be celebrated – Igbo movement|date=13 May 2024|accessdate=23 July 2024|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> Before joining ''IPOB'', Mefor was a devoted member of ''[[Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra]]'' (MASSOB) and the ''Biafra Actualization Forum''.<ref name="FUN">{{cite web|url=https://fundlylive.com/alphonsus-uche-okafor-mefor-the-dual-identity-of-a-pro-biafra-activist/|title=Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor: The Dual Identity of a Pro-Biafra Activist|publisher=fundlylive.com|date=|accessdate=23 July 2024|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524183855/https://fundlylive.com/alphonsus-uche-okafor-mefor-the-dual-identity-of-a-pro-biafra-activist/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a former deputy leader of the [[Indigenous People of Biafra]] (IPOB).<ref>Chiagozie Nwonwu,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64110852|title=Biafra quest fuels Nigeria conflict: Too scared to marry and bury bodies|publisher=bbc.com|date=9 January 2023|accessdate=23 July 2024}}</ref> Around mid-2020, it was claimed Okafor-Mefor openly confronted his colleague, [[Nnamdi Kanu]], on [[religious bigotry]], incitement to violence, and policy issues surrounding the running of IPOB as an organisation.<ref>Ihesiulo Grace,{{Cite news|url=https://dailytimesng.com/nnamdi-kanu-deceitful-a-blackmailer-uche-mefor/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Nnamdi Kanu deceitful, a blackmailer – Uche Mefor|date=22 July 2021|accessdate=24 May 2024|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Nigeria)|Daily Times]]}}</ref> This led him to separate from Nnamdi Kanu.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/11/24/ipob-why-nnamdi-kanu-uche-mefor-are-at-war/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=IPOB: Why Nnamdi Kanu, Uche Mefor are at war|date=24 November 2020|accessdate=24 May 2024|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> After resigning his position as IPOB Deputy Leader in November 2020, Okafor-Mefor floated his own radio station which he called the ''Biafra Human Rights and Freedom Radio'' (BHFR).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/igbo/afirika-58443219|title=Uche Mefor: "Agaghị m Dubai ka ọ fọdụzie ịda n'ala nke ibu m gawa ụlọọgwụ"|publisher=bbc.com|date=4 September 2021|accessdate=23 July 2024}}</ref> He has since acted as the Head of Information and Communication of the ''Biafra De Factor Customary Government''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/igbo/afirika-56426232|title=Uche Mefor: Mpaghara Ipob nke m nọ na ya so hibe 'Biafra De facto Customary Government'|publisher=bbc.com|date=17 March 2021|accessdate=23 July 2024}}</ref> He also founded the ''[[Igbo people|Igbo]]-[[Biafra]] Nationalist Movement''<ref>Chinonso Alozie,{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/03/south-east-with-5-states-a-case-of-marginalization-says-igbo-biafra-nationalists/amp/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=South East with 5 states, a case of marginalization, says Igbo-Biafra nationalists|date=12 March 2024|accessdate=23 July 2024|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> and the ''Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-Determination'' (IPINS).<ref>Stanley Uzoaru,{{Cite news|url=https://sunnewsonline.com/igbo-maginalisation-pro-biafra-groupipins-opt-for-restructuring/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Igbo maginalisation : pro – Biafra group, IPINS opt for restructuring|date=1 March 2024|accessdate=23 July 2024|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist|2}} == External links == * [https://ipins.org/ Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-determination (IPINS) Website] 1ypeszpjkgaqcyshnq5bwnv9bs6rr8w 41487 41486 2026-05-24T09:48:36Z Austinea3 116 41487 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Pro-Biafra activist}}{{Infobox person|honorific_prefix=|name=Uche Mefor|honorific_suffix=|image=|image_upright=|landscape=<!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->|alt=<!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->|caption=|native_name=|native_name_lang=|pronunciation=|birth_name=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1972|04|10|df=yes}}|birth_place=[[Abatete]] in [[Idemili North]] L.G.A of [[Anambra State]]|baptised=<!-- will not display if birth_date is entered -->|disappeared_date=<!-- {{Disappeared date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) -->|disappeared_place=|disappeared_status=|death_date=<!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (enter DEATH date then BIRTH date (e.g., ...|1908|31|8|1967|28|2}} use both this parameter and |birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) -->|death_place=|death_cause=|body_discovered=|resting_place=|resting_place_coordinates=<!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->|burial_place=<!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) -->|burial_coordinates=<!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->|monuments=|other_names=|siglum=|citizenship=|education=|alma_mater=[[University of Essex]], [[University of East London]], [[Nnamdi Azikiwe University]], [[Coventry University]]|occupation=[[Human Rights]], [[Politics|Political]] and [[Igbo people|Igbo]]-[[Biafra]] [[activist]]|years_active=|era=|employer=|organization=|agent=<!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source -->|known_for=[[Biafra]] [[Activism]]|notable_works=<!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" -->|style=|net_worth=<!-- Net worth should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->|height=|television=|title=<!-- Formal/awarded/job title. The parameter |office=may be used as an alternative when the label is better rendered as "Office" (e.g. public office or appointments) -->|term=|predecessor=|successor=|party=|movement=|opponents=|boards=|criminal_charges=<!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources -->|criminal_penalty=|criminal_status=|spouse=<!-- Use article title or common name -->|partner=<!-- (unmarried long-term partner) -->|children=|parents=<!-- overrides mother and father parameters -->|mother=<!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) -->|father=<!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) -->|relatives=|family=|callsign=|awards=|website=|module=|module2=|module3=|module4=|module5=|module6=|signature=|signature_size=|signature_alt=|footnotes=}}'''Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor ''' (born April 10, 1972) also known as '''Uche Mefor''' is a British-Nigerian pro-[[Biafra]] political activist. He was the deputy director of [[Radio Biafra]] and former deputy leader of the [[Indigenous People of Biafra]] (IPOB) led by [[Nnamdi Kanu]].<ref>Seun Opejobi,{{Cite news|url=https://dailypost.ng/2021/07/22/biafra-nnamdi-kanu-deceitful-a-blackmailer-ipobs-ex-deputy-leader-uche-mefor/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu deceitful, a blackmailer – IPOB's ex-deputy leader, Uche Mefor|date=22 July 2021|accessdate=18 September 2024|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]}}</ref> == Career == Okafor-Mefor i gba d’ọwọ kpai amẹ nẹ ẹ nẹ k’amẹ [[Biafran]] nwọ d’ọgọnwụ, kpai i du d’ọwọ gba d’ẹnyịọ kpai ọdọ d’ọgọgọ.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/civil-war-heroes-deserve-to-be-celebrated-igbo-movement/|title=Civil war heroes deserve to be celebrated – Igbo movement|date=13 May 2024|accessdate=23 July 2024|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> Before joining ''IPOB'', Mefor was a devoted member of ''[[Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra]]'' (MASSOB) and the ''Biafra Actualization Forum''.<ref name="FUN">{{cite web|url=https://fundlylive.com/alphonsus-uche-okafor-mefor-the-dual-identity-of-a-pro-biafra-activist/|title=Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor: The Dual Identity of a Pro-Biafra Activist|publisher=fundlylive.com|date=|accessdate=23 July 2024|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524183855/https://fundlylive.com/alphonsus-uche-okafor-mefor-the-dual-identity-of-a-pro-biafra-activist/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a former deputy leader of the [[Indigenous People of Biafra]] (IPOB).<ref>Chiagozie Nwonwu,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64110852|title=Biafra quest fuels Nigeria conflict: Too scared to marry and bury bodies|publisher=bbc.com|date=9 January 2023|accessdate=23 July 2024}}</ref> Around mid-2020, it was claimed Okafor-Mefor openly confronted his colleague, [[Nnamdi Kanu]], on [[religious bigotry]], incitement to violence, and policy issues surrounding the running of IPOB as an organisation.<ref>Ihesiulo Grace,{{Cite news|url=https://dailytimesng.com/nnamdi-kanu-deceitful-a-blackmailer-uche-mefor/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Nnamdi Kanu deceitful, a blackmailer – Uche Mefor|date=22 July 2021|accessdate=24 May 2024|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Nigeria)|Daily Times]]}}</ref> This led him to separate from Nnamdi Kanu.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/11/24/ipob-why-nnamdi-kanu-uche-mefor-are-at-war/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=IPOB: Why Nnamdi Kanu, Uche Mefor are at war|date=24 November 2020|accessdate=24 May 2024|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> After resigning his position as IPOB Deputy Leader in November 2020, Okafor-Mefor floated his own radio station which he called the ''Biafra Human Rights and Freedom Radio'' (BHFR).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/igbo/afirika-58443219|title=Uche Mefor: "Agaghị m Dubai ka ọ fọdụzie ịda n'ala nke ibu m gawa ụlọọgwụ"|publisher=bbc.com|date=4 September 2021|accessdate=23 July 2024}}</ref> He has since acted as the Head of Information and Communication of the ''Biafra De Factor Customary Government''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/igbo/afirika-56426232|title=Uche Mefor: Mpaghara Ipob nke m nọ na ya so hibe 'Biafra De facto Customary Government'|publisher=bbc.com|date=17 March 2021|accessdate=23 July 2024}}</ref> He also founded the ''[[Igbo people|Igbo]]-[[Biafra]] Nationalist Movement''<ref>Chinonso Alozie,{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/03/south-east-with-5-states-a-case-of-marginalization-says-igbo-biafra-nationalists/amp/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=South East with 5 states, a case of marginalization, says Igbo-Biafra nationalists|date=12 March 2024|accessdate=23 July 2024|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> and the ''Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-Determination'' (IPINS).<ref>Stanley Uzoaru,{{Cite news|url=https://sunnewsonline.com/igbo-maginalisation-pro-biafra-groupipins-opt-for-restructuring/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Igbo maginalisation : pro – Biafra group, IPINS opt for restructuring|date=1 March 2024|accessdate=23 July 2024|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist|2}} == External links == * [https://ipins.org/ Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-determination (IPINS) Website] f00qk8m7mliv0gy43f7sd1mhwh6nndv