Winners, CP Iliyasu, middle, flanked by DSP Oyeyemi and Alhaji Olaniyan
Matilda Omonaiye/
The Ogun State commissioner of police, (CP) Ahmed Iliyasu, was in the spotlight in the Republic of Gambia, where he was honoured by Security Watch Africa, along with his spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi and the Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), at the 15th Conference of the Organisation.
The CP bagged a Golden Star award as the most innovative crime buster in the whole of West Africa, while Oyeyemi received the award of the best Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Nigeria.
The PCRC Chairman in Ogun State, Alhaji Ibrahim Olaniyan, won the Golden Star award as the best security support organisation in West Africa.
The event which took place at Labranda Koral Beach Hotel in Banjul had in attendance important dignitaries across the continent of Africa, including the former Ghanaian Chief of Defense Staff, General Joseph Nunoo Mensah (rtd), the Gambian Inspector General of Police, the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu and the Deputy Governor of Anambra State.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, was represented by the Anambra State commissioner of police, Mr Garba Umar.
The conference ended on November 15, with the award lecture delivered by Gov. Ikpeazu.
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