The new Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Abass, has taken over the affairs of the state Command from AIG Ari Muhammed Ali, who is now in Lagos as Assistant Inprctor General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command at Onikan.
In his takeover speech, CP Abass promised to build on existing security mechanism already in place towards enthroning the reign of peace and safety in Delta State.
He advised the public to always cooperate with the police and other security agencies at all time, while tasking the youths not to allow themselves to be used for any act of criminality.
He also noted that he was not new to the state, and as such will continue from where his predecessor stopped.
The police boss assured Deltans that the Command under his leadership would ensure that the state becomes uncomfortable for criminals.
Earlier, the outgoing Commissioner of Police, AIG. Ari Muhammed Ali, thanked the state government and people of Delta state for their cooperation while he was in charge of the command and urged them to extend the same to his successor.
CP Abass hails from Ede North Local Government of Osun State and happily married and blessed with children. He holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and political science from the University of Lagos.
He has a Master degree in international law and diplomacy also from the University of lagos. CP Wale was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 3rd March 1990 as a member of course 16 cadets ASP and trained in the elite police academy, kaduna.
He has served in various capacities in the Nigeria Police force which includes Unit Commander 16 Squadron (PMF), where he rose to become the commander of the squadron, he also served Area Commander Mubi, Adamawa State, Area Commander Railway, Lagos state Railway command, Assistant Commissioner of Police state CID Delta State, Area commander ‘C’ Surulere, Lagos State, Deputy commissioner of Police Yobe State, Deputy commissioner of Police SCID Asaba Delta State, Deputy Commissioner of Police SCID Oyo State Command.
He was promoted to the rank of commissioner of police and posted to Benue state command in year 2022 where he served for a period of one year and four months before his deployment to Delta state as the 21st commissioner of police, Delta State Command.
