PSC appoints Moshood Jimoh Lagos police commissioner

The Police Service Commission (PSC), on Monday, February 17, 2025, approved the appointment of Moshood Jimoh as the Lagos State Commissioner of Police.

The PSC Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, made this known via a statement on Monday.

According to the statement, Jimoh, before his appointment, was the Commissioner of Police, Ports Authority, Eastern Ports.

Jimoh, who hails from Kwara State, was a former Force Public Relations Officer and later Deputy Commissioner, Airport Police; Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Administration and Deputy Commissioner General Investigation.

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He has undergone several professional trainings which include Combat Operations Course, Mobile Training College Maiduguri; African  Union Mission in Darfur Sudan; Weapons of Mass Destruction Counter Measure First Responder Training Institute, United  States; training on social construction and management  Reform  China Executive Leadership  Academy,  Pudong China; Training on Maritime Rescue and salvage for Developing Countries, China Maritime Academy  Ningbo, China and Training on anti-hijacking techniques and tactics for developing countries, Yunnan Police College Kunmung, China.

He was also at the Police Training Institute, Seoul in South Korea.

Jimoh is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Public Relations Personality of the Year in recognition of his sterling qualities and outstanding contribution to the development and use of Public Relations by the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations.

The Star