May 30, 2026

Fatai Owoseni Still CP of Lagos State, Says Police Spokesperson

By Farouk Mohammed

The Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP Dolapo Badmos, has said that Mr Fatai Owoseni still remains the Commissioner of Police in the state.

Mr Fatai Owoseni

Badmos confirmed this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday.

The spokesman described the reports that Owoseni had been sent to the Nigerian Institute of Strategic Studies, Kuru Jos for more studies as media fabrications.

The report also had it that Mr Garuba Umar, who had just been promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police had been deployed to take over from Owoseni.

”The Police is an organisation that deals with documents, there is no signal or document to the effect of removing CP Owoseni.

”CP Owoseni is still very much in charge of Lagos State Police Command as at today,” she said.

The Force PPRO, CP Don Awuna had earlier said that he was not aware of the redeployment of Owoseni from Lagos. (NAN)

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