Anambra Gets New Police Commissioner
Anambra State Police Command now has a new Police Commissioner in the person of Mr Tony Olofu.
DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra Command in a Statement in.Awka on Friday said Olofu was the 31 CP in the state.
This followed the redeployment of Mr Chris Owolabi, the erstwhile CP in the state to Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Until his redeployment, Olofu was the CP Counter Terrorism Unit, Director Operations and Intelligence National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons at the Office of the National Security Adviser, Abuja.
He was the Area Commander, Kubwa, Abuja Command, Commander Operation Doo Akpo, Bayelsa State as an Assistant Commissioner of Police.
As a Deputy Commissioner of police (DCP), he was DC,Operations Ebonyi Sate and the DC in charge of Criminal Investigation Department CID, Bauchi State Command.
According to Ikenga, Olofu, hails from Apa Local Government Area in Benue State and was born in October, 1963
“He obtained a BSc degree in Sociology from University of Jos.
“He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as Cadet Assistant superintendent of police on March 3 1990.
“CP Olofu has attended a host of professional and staff courses including Advanced Detective Course, Squadron Command Course,Tactical Leadership and Command Course and Strategic Leadership/Command Course, Jos respectively,” he stated.
