Ogun Police Bomb Squad Celebrates 7 Newly Decorated Personnel

            • CSP Taiwo Akingbehin(left)                                  decorating 

The Daily Crucible 

It was all  excitement as the Police Bomb Squad Department of Ogun state Command on Wednesday celebrated the decoration of seven of its personnel, whose elevation were recently approved by the police highest authority in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

Decoration of the promoted personnel, which included the 2nd In Command (2i/c) of the command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Olusegun Adebiyi and the Officer In Charge of Administration (O/C Admin.), Razak Oyediran of the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police II along with the five others, took place at the Police Officers' Mess within the Ibara G.R.A, Abeokuta, the state capital.

While the 2i/c Adebiyi was elevated from the position  of  DSP to a Superintendent of Police, the O/C Admin., Oyediran was promoted from the rank of ASP II to ASP 1.

The State Commander of the Police Bomb Squad in Ogun Command, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Taiwo Akingbehin was appreciative of the Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Adamu's recognition of the commitment of the officers and deeming them fit for  elevation. 

Taiwo who spoke during the celebration of the newly promoted personnel, added that the elevation is an attestation to dedication to duty and professionalism displayed by the affected officers and calls to greater professional service and dedication to Bomb Squad  department. 

 "Promotion means additional responsibility and dedication to job," he said. 

Akingbehin charged the new promotees to bring positive succour to their respective family members by not allowing the new ranks to negatively affect their behavioural patterns in the society.

"To whom much is given, much is expected. I want implore you to be more professional and dedicated to the job than before," he said. 

The 2i/c, Adebiyi, who was promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP), holds a Bachelors Degree of Science in Micro Biology from the Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma, with an additional Post Graduate Diploma degree in Criminology and Security Studies.

Commenting on the status of the 2i/c Bomb Squad, Ogun Command, Akingbehin explained that his 2i/c has taken after his biological father, Pa. Michael Adebiyi, who also retired from the service at the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) after putting in 35 years of meritorious service in the Police Bomb Squad Command.