Garuba Umar is new Lagos Police Commissioner

Four days after he was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police (CP), Garuba Umar, has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police for Lagos State.

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Umar who now replaces Fatai Owoseni, who has been posted to the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, in Jos, was formerly in Charge of the Inspector-General of Police monitoring unit.

He also once served as Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Ikoyi and as Mobile Police Unit 19 Commander, in Port Harcourt.

 

 

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