Meet Iron Lady, First female CP Kwara State Police Command
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, [IGP] Kayode Egbetokun has appointed Commissioner of Police, Ebun Oluwarotimi Adelesi as the first female [CP] in charge of Kwara State Command.
CP Adelesi succeeds Paul Odama who has been redeployed following his promotion as Assistant Inspector-General of Police.
It was gathered that she served as Deputy Commissioner of Police (administration) when the Acting IGP, Kayode Egbetokun was Kwara CP.
It was in Kwara that she was promoted Commissioner of Police following which she was redeployed to Lagos State Command as CP General Investigation.
She was described as a diligent and no-nonsense officer, qualities which earned her the nickname “Iron Lady”.
CP Adelesi Ebunoluwa Rotimi was born in Shagamu, Ogun State in 1963 and was appointed CADET Assistant Superintendent of Police 3rd of March, 1990.
Educational Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts, English Language, Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University)
Advance: Diploma in Strategic security and infrastructure protection, University of Lagos
Courses Attended:
1.) Advance detective course, Police staff course Jos 2001
2.) Intermediate Leadership command course, Police Staff College Jos 2006
3.) United Nations Police Commanders course at Swedish Armed forces, International centre (SWEDINT), STOCKHOLM, Sweden. 2008
4.) Senior Leadership command course, 2017
Professional membership:
1.) Member, International Association of Chief of Police, (IACP) USA.
2.) Fellow, Institute of Security, Nigeria.
JOB EXPERIENCE:
She had served in various capacities as young and experienced police officer in various states of the federation; also served at United Nations Peace- keeping mission to Liberia and Darfur (SUDAN).
She has presented conference papers at the United Nation sponsored conference, mainly for women in Peace-keeping mission at Mogadishu, Somalia. (Titled better the balance, better the world). 2019.
Position held:
Commissioner of Police, General Investigation Force Criminal Intelligence Department (FCID) Annex Alagbon.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration), Kwara State Police Command.-2020 to 2022
Deputy Commissioner of police (Administration), Police cooperative Lagos state. 2018-2020
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration), Osun State Police Command. 2017-2018
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Administration), Ogun State Police Command. 2015-2017
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Administration), Imo State Police Command. 2013-2015
Officer-in-charge General Investigation, Rivers State Police Command. 2012-2013
Pioneer commandant, Police Comprehensive Secondary School, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. 2011-2012
Pioneer commandant, Police Secondary School, Ukana, Akwa-Ibom State. 2011-2011
Commandant, Police Girls Secondary School, Shanono, Kano State. 2009-2011
Second in Command, Agodi Area Police Command, Ibadan, Oyo State. 2008-2009
United Nations Peace-keeping mission, Darfur in Sudan. 2007-2008
Commandant, Police training school, Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo State. 2006-2007
United Nation Peace-keeping mission to Liberia. 2004-2006
Officer-in-charge, Anti-Human trafficking, Oyo State. 2003-2004
Officer in charge of Research and planning, Oyo State Police command. 2002-2003
Matron, Police Training school, Ibadan, Oyo State. 2000-2002
Divisional traffic officer, Eleyele Ibadan. 1998-2000
Officer-in-charge of Confidential Registry, Oyo State Police Command. 1996-1998
Oyo State Police Provost Command. 1995-1996
*Second in Command, Mokola Police Station, Ibadan. 1993-1995
Divisional Crime Officer, GRA Police Station, Katsina State Police Command. 1992-1993
Divisional Crime Officer, Sabongari Police Station, Katsina. 1991-1992 (Attachment)
Current posting:
Commissioner of Police Kwara State Police command.
Hobbies: Traveling, Reading, Jogging and Writing.
