At a special reception organized by Omo Ogboye Club, The New Lagos CP, Adegoke Fayoade, mni, has promised Lagosians in particular and Nigerians at large that he would not disappoint them in his duties as the Commissioner of Police in Lagos.
In his welcome address, the President of the Club, Omooba Adekunle Adewuyi Adeleke said Fayoade has been a good and worthy Ambassador of the Club and he believed that Fayoade would not be found wanton in his duties as the Lagos State Commissioner of Police.
His wife, Princess Adekemi Fayoade said “My husband is very passionate about the Police job, he has zero tolerance for thuggery, indiscipline and disorderliness.
Though I didn’t plan to marry a policeman but marrying Adegoke was predestined and I am not ungrateful to God” Adekemi stressed.
At the event, the CP younger brother, Babatunde narrated his experiences while growing up and said “brother Goke is not only a brother to me but also a father and my role model because he always makes us proud.”
Members of Omo Ogboye Club and their wives, Aya Ogboye were all present at the special reception which was monitored on Zoom by the publisher of Igbomina Today Magazine, Omotayo Babalola.
Other dignitaries included Dr. Muiz Banire, SAN, Dr. Olumide Fudika, SAN and Mr. Azubuike Ishekweme who proposed the toast.
In his response, CP Fayoade promised to respect human rights and uphold the rule of law while pleading for maximum supports from all and sundry in the discharge of his duty of piloting the affairs of safety and security of lives and property in the state.
The event was brought to an end with Vote of Thanks by Prince Cosmos Adebiyi and ‘Omo Ogboye Anthem’ led by the newly installed Otunba Lode of Ila-Orangun, Chief Isiaka Akanmu Olarewaju, PhD.
CP Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade took over from CP Idowu Owohunwa, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police and redeployed to the AIG Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos.
Mr. Fayoade, was once the president of Omo Ogboye Club of Lagos (2013). He hails from Ila-Orangun in Osun State. He joined the Nigeria Police Force on May 18, 1992 and he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education/History from Lagos State University, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Lagos, and an LLB from the National Open University of Nigeria.
Fayoade had attended courses at home and abroad, some of which include: Criminal Justice Administration at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA; Adopting Community Policing Ethos in Training Academy, USIP, Washington DC, USA; Leadership and Senior Management Course, Police Staff College, Jos; Leveraging International Police Cooperation Organisations for Countering Violent Extremism, Abu-Dhabi; and the Senior Executive Course 45 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos.
The police commissioner was a two-time winner of Best Divisional Police Officer in Africa, awarded in The Hague, Netherlands, and Nairobi, Kenya, in 2007 and 2013 respectively, while he was DPO in Ilupeju and Victoria Island.
“He was also a recipient of the Lagos State Government Honour Award for Excellence in 2013 while he was DPO Victoria Island; a two-time winner of the Meritorious Award on Crime Fighting from the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria; a Youth Motivation Award from the National Association of Nigerian Students and the the prestigious Distinguished Igbomina Man of the Year from Igbomina Today Magazine.
“As a younger officer, Fayoade served in Taraba, Akwa-Ibom, and Abia States. His other previous postings include: Commandant, Police Training College, Oyin-Akoko, Ondo State; Area Commander, Ota Area Command, Ogun State, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Oto Awori Community; DCP Maritime Command, Lagos; DCP Administration at Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos; and DCP State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lagos.
“Upon his promotion to the rank of Commissioner of Police in September 2022, he was deployed as CP Armament, Force Headquarters, Abuja, from where he proceeded to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Jos, earning him Member of the National Institute (mni) in December 2023.
ABOUT OMO OGBOYE
Omo Ogboye Club started in 2002 when a group of friends of Ila-Orangun met in Lagos and resolved to come together as compatriots dedicated to the promotion of the interest and welfare of all members on the principle of equality, love, and mutual understanding.
The establishment of the club was also aimed at serving a veritable pressure group towards ensuring that Ila sons and daughters are not left out in the socio-political scheming in the country and to work assiduously toward the advancement of the ancient town, Ila-Orangun.
Its first meeting was held at Dr. Akin Adedeji’s residence on April 28, 2002, in Lagos.
