THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has got a new commissioner of police (CP) in the person of Olatunji Disu.
Disu assumed duty as the 32nd commissioner of police for the FCT Police Command on Monday, October 7.
He replaced Benneth Igweh, who was promoted to assistant inspector-general (AIG) of police and posted to Zone 7 headquarters.
At his inaugural media briefing at the FCT command headquarters, Disu assured residents of the FCT of his commitment to a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of crime and criminality.
He emphasised that his tenure would prioritise effective law enforcement while respecting the rights of all citizens.
He also called for the public’s support and active participation in police efforts, highlighting that policing is a collective responsibility.
Disu was born on April 13, 1966, in Lagos State. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Education from Lagos State University. He also has two Master’s degrees in Public Administration from Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State, and another in Criminology, Security, and Legal Psychology from Lagos State University.
He joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1992.
He trained at the Police Academy in Wudil, Kano State. Before his current posting, he was the commissioner of police, Rivers State Police Command.
Disu was the former commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT). He was picked to lead the IRT by former IGP Usman Alkali Baba on August 2, 2021, following the suspension of Abba Kyari.
He was also a former commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State.
The ICIR reports that residents of the FCT have been struggling with a rising spate of insecurity in the city’s area councils, especially Bwari and Kuje.
The ICIR reported in July that residents of Mpape, a suburb surrounded by mountains adjacent to the highbrow Maitama district were living in fear of attacks from criminal gangs, phone snatchers, armed robbers, and kidnappers.
Mpape is largely inhabited by low-income households.
In January, the minister of FCT, Nyesome Wike, berated the council chairpersons while addressing stakeholders at an emergency security meeting in his office, He expressed concern over the lack of proactive measures taken to address the rising insecurity issues within their jurisdictions.
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