The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has decorated two senior police officers newly promoted from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to the substantive rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).
The officers include the hitherto Assistant Commissioner of Police in the Command’s Department of Operations, Onyeamu Akaeme, and the Area Commander of Oji-River Area Command, Chinedu Ugwu.
Addressing the officers during the decoration, which took place in his office, the CP congratulated and charged them to rededicate themselves to duty.
He noted that the responsibilities that come with the new rank are such that require utmost dedication and dutifulness. Hence, he admonished them to, more than ever, maintain the highest standards in all they do moving forward.
In their separate speeches, the newly promoted and decorated senior police officers thanked the Inspector General of Police for graciously recommending them to the Police Service Commission for promotion, while also thanking the Commission for graciously approving the recommendation.
They further appreciated the Commissioner of Police and his management team for the support they enjoyed in their hitherto offices, pledging their commitments to rededicate themselves and diligently carry out the responsibilities that come with the new rank.
DCP Olasoji Akinbayo, the Deputy Commissioner in charge of the Command’s Department of Operations, and his counterpart in the Department of Finance and Administration, DCP Peter Ugochukwu Ezebuike, some staff officers and family members of the newly promoted, witnessed the event.
