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BY RAYMOND OZOJI, Awka
Outgoing Anambra Police Commissioner, CP Aderemi Adeoye, says he didn't take bribe or any form of gratification to thwart justice in all the 35 years he served in the Nigeria Police Force.
CP Adeoye who stated this during a valedictory media briefing on Monday at the Command Headquarters Amawbia Awka-South Local Government Area of the state, said he was bold to say it because he was not a desperate police officer and he did everything possible to resist such temptations.
He said it was the same orientation he gave to his officers when he assumed duty as Commissioner of Police in Anambra State. Adeoye said he told his officers to do their jobs selflessly and eschew anything that would lure them into accepting bribe because they know that if they get into trouble, he would not cover their crimes and the law, he said, must take its full cause on erring officers.
The out-going Police boss who told journalists categorically that he has no regrets whatsoever in his 35 years career, noted that every moment of his career has been action-packed and very fulfilling even as he stated that it was time to bow out of the Force and try his hands on other aspects of life.
CP Adeoye who thanked journalists for their partnership, support and cooperation, also expressed gratitude profound to the Anambra State Government, saying that the cooperation he enjoyed in Anambra State was unprecedented.
He also recalled that he had previously served in Anambra as DC OPS in the 90s. That he was equally in Anambra as CP Election before he was eventually posted back to Anambra State as Commissioner of Police in July last year.
He said the cooperation he got as Commissioner of Police from Anambra people was enough to last him a lifetime and that he was really grateful to the citizens of the state.
Adeoye whose pull-out ceremony was done last Saturday at the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square Awka, said he would officially bow out of service on Tuesday 30th April, said it was really a jolly good time serving as Commissioner of Police in Anambra State.
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CP Aderemi Adeoye