By Prisca Nguzo
Four personnel of Imo State Police Command have bagged several categories of awards at the National Police Award and Commendation Ceremony held at Police Resource Centre, Abuja.
Society Mirror gathered that Imo command had the highest number of recipients at the second edition of the National Police auspicious annual ceremony.
The Imo recipients are ACP Michael Abattam, Area Commander, Owerri Metro; CSP Shaba Adamu Gboyako, Chief Principal Security Officer to Imo State Governor, Dist. Hope Uzodimma and CSP Oladimeji Odeyeyiwa, Head, Anti-Kidnapping Unit (Tiger Base).
Others are CSP Kolo Isah, Head, Rapid Response Squad, RRS Unit, CSP Ejike Alaribe, DPO Orlu Division and CSP Martins Emere, DPO Njaba Division.
While ACP Abattam won the Best Area Commander of the year 2024, CSP Oladimeji won that of the Best Crime Buster of the year 2024 and CSP Shaba received Special Achievement Award 2024.
Also, while CSP Kolo Isah received on behalf Imo RRS Unit, the Best Patrol Team of year 2024, CSP Alaribe received certificate of recommendation as one of the nominees for the Best DPO award of the year 2024.
In his address, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun described the award ceremony was designed to appreciate Police officers who have done the force and the nation proud in line of their duties.
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He said, "tonight, we celebrate excellence in policing and present awards to deserving officers who have demonstrated extraordinary dedication and commitment to duty.
"The officers we celebrate today are not extraordinary because of fame or fortune. They are extraordinary because of their refusal to be ordinary. From patrol officers who brave the night to keep our cities safe, to detectives who crack syndicates with painstaking precision, I congratulate you all. You are the reason our nation can sleep with renewed hope. You are the embodiment of quiet heroism, and tonight, we stand in tribute to your legacy.
"The Awards and Commendation Ceremony stands today as a bold symbol of our institutional shift: from entitlement to merit, from routine to excellence. This year’s award process was a deliberate, rigorous, and transparent endeavour to institutionalize merit within the Nigeria Police Force.
"The officers honoured this evening did not apply for recognition. They earned it — through uncommon courage, ethical conduct, exceptional leadership, and unwavering dedication. To all award recipients: you have become standard-bearers of a redefined Nigeria Police Force. Carry this honour with humility, and with the fierce determination to do even more. Wear your honour not as a trophy, but as a torch to light the path to greater honour for those who come behind you."
He applauded President Bola Tinubu, security stakeholders and other sister security agencies for their support to the force and general welfare of the police officers.
"To our sister agencies, intelligence partners, and all security stakeholders I thank you for standing with us. No single agency can secure Nigeria in isolation. Together, through synergy and shared resolve, we can build a united security architecture that will stand the test of time."
ACP Abattam, CSP Shaba and other recipients dedicated the award to God, Governor Uzodinma and the Imo CP, Aboki Danjuma, stressing that their support and encouragement were behind their success.
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