It’s no longer news that Joseph Eribo assumed duty as new CP of Ekiti State Police Command succeeding AIG Akinwale Kunle Adeniran, mni, who was recently promoted.
Here are ten important things about the new CP.
- CP Joseph Eribo hails from Benin City, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
2 He attended Edo Boys High School, Benin City, Edo State.
- He holds a Bachelor of Art (Hons) Degree in Linguistics from the University of Benin, Edo State.
4 Eribo equally holds a Bachelor of Law(LLB) Degree from the University of Calabar, Cross River State; attended Law School, Abuja, after which he was conferred with Barrister at Law(BL).
5.The new CP also obtained Masters in Law(LLM) from the Lagos State University.
- He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police(ASP), Nigeria Police Academy, Kano.
- He is the immediate past Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command.
- He is also a former Commissioner of Police, Taraba State Command.
9.He served as DCP Operations, Kogi State Command: DC ZONAL CID, ZONE 9, Umuahia, Abia State; Area Commander, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State; AC SCID, Lafia, Nasaawa State Police Command.
- He equally served as Area Commander in Area ‘F’, Lagos State Police Command; Area ‘M’, Lagos State Police Command; ACP FEDOPS, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Liaison Officer Police Service Commission; DPO, Central Police Station, Abuja; O/C Anti Fraud Unit, Abuja; amongst other.
- His hobbies include: Table Tennis, Watching Football, Gardening and Walking.
- CP Joseph Eribo is an expert in crime detection and prevention, a veteran in operations and investigations, an advocate of human rights and a professional in Community Policing.
