Otimeyin, new AIG ZONE ‘8’ sends red signal to criminals

By Richard Elesho

Non state actors operating along Kogi and Kwara States have been strongly warned to either change from their criminal lifestyle or face the wrath of the law as the zone would no longer condone their nefarious activities.

Assistant Inspector General, AIG, of Police Betty Isopkan Otimeyin gave the warning in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, on Thursday, 30 July, when she resumed duty as head of the Zone 8 Police Command, comprising of the two states.

In her maiden engagement as the 34th and first female AIG of the command, Otimeyin promised to build on the achievements of her predecessors while deliberately keeping an open-door policy in securing the zone. She called on members of the public to cooperate with the security agencies in keeping society free from crime.

She charged officers and men under her command to embrace discipline, diligence, and dedication to duty, stressing that only a highly professional and motivated police workforce can effectively secure lives and property across the two states.

The new Zonal Commander pledged to re-strategize security operations in line with the vision of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, with greater emphasis on community-based policing, intelligence-driven operations.

Otimeyin, an education graduate of the old Bendel State University, Abraka Campus, has held many command positions in the police spanning administration and operation. Among other positions, she served as Commissioner of Police in Edo, Rivers, and Taraba States. She vowed to make her new command uncomfortable to bandits, kidnappers, fraudsters, and other criminals.