The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Moshood Jimoh as the new commissioner of police for Lagos state.
A statement issued on Monday by Ikechukwu Ani, PSC spokesperson, said Jimoh has undergone the necessary trainings and has the experience required for the job.
“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 South Korea,” the statement reads.
Until his appointment, Jimoh was the commissioner of police, ports authority, eastern ports.
Jimoh, a former force public relations officer, is an indigene of Kwara state.
He has held the positions of deputy commissioner for airport police, deputy commissioner for finance and administration, and deputy commissioner for general investigation.
Jimoh is a recipient of the presidential award for public relations personality “in recognition of his qualities and outstanding contribution to the development and use of public relations” by the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
