Crime
New AIG Zone 1 resumes duty in Kano
The newly appointed Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone 1, Cornelius Kayode Aderanti, has resumed duty as the 19th AIG in charge of Zone 1, Kano.
He was until recently in charge of Zone 2, Lagos. He took over from AIG Adamu Ibrahim, who has since been redeployed to Zone 2, Lagos.
With his new appointment, AIG Aderanti, supervises activities of the Nigeria Police in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States.
AIG Aderanti hails from Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State and studied Sociology at the University of Ibadan after which he joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1984.
His other previous postings include: Deputy Defence Adviser (Police) Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations; Head Interpol Abuja; Director of Peace Keeping Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja; CP Ports Authority Police (PAP) Western Ports; CP Lagos Command amongst others.
In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Zone 1, Headquarters, Kano, DSP Sambo M Sokoto said AIG Aderanti, was a member of Senior Executive Course 38, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos is happily married with children.
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