Bashir Makama Appointed As New Ogun State CP
LUCKY LAWAL
A new Commissioner of Police has resumed duty in Ogun State to replace Mr. Ahmed Iliyasu; he is CP Bashir Dabup Makama.
The new CP is a Political Science graduate of Bayero University, Kano. He got enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in 1986 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). He has served in various Police Commands across the country in different capacities.
CP Makama was once an Assistant Commissioner of Police in-charge of operations in Anambra State and was also Area Commander, Port Harcourt in Rivers State. He served as Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations in Kano State, as well as Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Special Protection Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja. He was later posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Administration in Anambra State from where he was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police in 2016 and posted to Benue State.
From Benue State, he was posted to Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID) Abuja as the Commissioner of Police in-charge of Administration. From FCIID, he was posted as Commissioner of Police Kwara State. His last point of duty was Akwa Ibom State before his deployment to Ogun State as the new Police helms man in the State.
Makama is a member of several international organisations -notably the National Organisation of Black Law Enforcement Agents (NOBLE) USA and international Association of Chiefs of Police (I.A.C.P). His hobbies included dancing and reading. He is happily married with lovely children.