THE Delta State Police Command recently held an end-of-year party, promotion decoration, and send-forth ceremony in honour of AIG Olufemi Abaniwonda, the 22nd Commissioner of Police, Delta State, following his elevation to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).
The ceremony, which took place at the Officers’ Mess, Police Headquarters, Asaba, attracted top government officials, security chiefs, senior police officers, religious and community leaders, and members of the police family.
The Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sherriff Oborevwori was represented at the event by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Kingsley Emu, who conveyed the governor’s goodwill message and commended the AIG for his professionalism and effective collaboration with the State Government, sister security agencies, other stakeholders and Deltans.
The event also witnessed the decoration of officers promoted to their next ranks. Among those decorated were Ukoba Stephen, DCO, Sapele Division; Akawe Ogorchukwu, DPO, Abavo Division; and Aguba Onen, DPO, Galilee Division, all promoted from Superintendent of Police (SP) to Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP).
Tributes were paid to AIG Abaniwonda for his people-oriented leadership style, firm operational oversight, commitment to professionalism, and sustained inter-agency and community engagement, which speakers noted enhanced security coordination and public confidence in policing across Delta State.
