Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Moshood Jimoh as the new commissioner of police for Lagos state.
Gatekeepers News reports that the commission announced this in a statement issued by Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson on Monday.
PSC noted that the former force public relations officer has undergone the necessary training and has the experience required for the job.
The statement reads, “He has undergone several professional trainings which include; Combat operations Course, Mobile Training College Maiduguri; African Union Mission in Darfur Sudan; Weapons of mass destruction counter measure first responder Training Institute, United States; training on social construction and management Reform China Executive Leadership Academy, Pudong China; Training on Maritime Rescue and salvage for Developing Countries, China Maritime Academy Ningbo, China and Training on anti-hijacking techniques and tactics for developing countries, Yunnan Police College kunmung, China. He was also at the Police training Institute, Seoul South Korea.”
Until his appointment, Jimoh was the commissioner of police, ports authority, and eastern ports.
He has held the positions of deputy commissioner for airport police, deputy commissioner for finance and administration, and deputy commissioner for general investigation.
Jimoh is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Public Relations Personality “in recognition of his qualities and outstanding contribution to the development and use of public relations” by the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
