IGP Egbetokun Hailed For Posting AIG Fayoade To Zone 2 Command

BY PAUL IYOGHOJIE

Concerned Lagosians have commended the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun for deploying Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Adegoke Fayoade to the Zone Command, Lagos to continue his good job shortly after his promotion from the rank of Commissioner of Police, CP in charge of Lagos State Police Command.

Some who spoke with PMEXPRESS stated that AIG Fayoade deserved his posting to the Zone 2 Command, following his ability to managed two serious protests namely Labour and End Bad Governance protests which residents thought would snowballed into violent of burning, looting and destructions of properties.

They said that if Fayoade had been in Lagos during the EndSars Protests of 2020, he would have done his best to prevent the protests from degenerating into the burning, looting and destructions of properties with the way he successfully manage the last two protests.

They added that Fayoade’s retention in Lagos is a blessing to Lagosians.

According to Mr. Jude Okoro, a trader and resident of Ikeja, “We are delighted with the retention of AIG Fayoade in Lagos because he was the only senior Police officer who stood with the protesters during the Labour and End Bad Governance protests in Lagos. His presence prevented the protest from degenerating into violent as he even provided the protesters with water to drink and food to eat to their surprise.

“During the last protests, AIG Fayoade was also on ground for the 10 days the protest lasted at Ikeja and Ojota providing water and food for protesters which helped greatly in preventing the protests from degenerating into burning, looting and destructions of properties. We thanked IGP Egbetokun for his foresight in retaining AIG Fayoade in Lagos to continue to manage crisis and fight criminality in lagos,” Okoro added.

Mr. Oluwayomi Ganiu, a resident of Ikorodu, stated, “I am appealing to other Police officers to emulate the characteristics of AIG Fayoade by always making themselves available during crisis so as to prevent damages to properties and that if not the clever way AIG Fayoade managed the last protests in Lagos, it would have degenerated into violence. The way the AIG managed the crises in Lagos have changed the mind sets of millions of Lagosians about Police operations and embrace the Slogan, ‘Police is our friend ‘, Ganiu stated.

PMEXPRESS investigation revealed that what makes AIG Fayoade excel in crisis management and crime bursting is that  since he enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, he had been in Operations Departments managing crises and fighting criminality.

Fayoade started his operations wizardry in crises management and crime fighting as a Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge Okota Division, Isolo and later at MAN Center Division at Ikeja, all in Lagos. From there to Ilupeju and Bar Beach Division, Victoria Island, Lagos from where he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP before he was posted to Sango-Ota Area Command as Area Commander.

Fayoade was promoted again to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP and deployed to the State CID, Panti, Yaba as DCP and later promoted to Commissioner of Police, CP and posted to the Lagos State Police Command as CP in charge where he showcased his crises management ability to the delights of Lagos residents before he was promoted to AIG rank and posted to the Zone 2 Command as AIG in charge.