Edung assumes office as AIG Zone XI Command — Police Spokesperson, Ayeni

Assistant Inspector General of Police AIG, Patrick Ogon Edung has assumed office as the 32nd AIG for Zone XI Command, Osogbo.

This was disclosed in a statement by the Zone XI Command Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Benjamin Ayeni and obtained by DAILY POST on Thursday in Osogbo.

The Nigerian Police Zone XI Command, Osogbo, comprises Oyo and Osun Commands.

The statement revealed that AIG Edung enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a member of regular course 16, in 1990 and went through the ranks, holding several positions.

The statement also added that, “The new AIG assumed duty on the 13th of November 2023, following the redeployment of AIG Paul Ojeka Odama psc. on 07/11/2023 to Zone 16 Command Yenagoa, South-South Nigeria, by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM.

“AIG Patrick Ogon Edung hailed from Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. He had his elementary education at St. Patrick Primary School, Egbe-mbube Ogoja and his secondary education at Maryknoll Secondary School Yala both in Cross River State.

“He equally had his A’ Level education at Cross River State School of Basic Studies Akamkpa before he proceeded to University of Ibadan (Premier University) in Oyo State for his degree program to bag Bachelor of Art (B.A. Hon) in History.”

As a career police officer, AIG Edung, “did his one-year attachment to learn the rudiments of police work at Maiduguri, Borno State. He later became DTO Umuoba Division in Iziala -ngwa Local Government area of Abia State, later made
Abia State Command spoke man (PPRO), He was deployed to Lagos State Command where he served as DCO Ikoyi Division. O/C Daleko Police Station under Mushin Division, DCO Aguda, DPO Iponri Division, CSP ‘A’ Lagos State Command Headquarters Ikeja.

“2i/c Area ‘C’ Surulere Lagos, DPO Iju Police Division, Lagos, O/C Human Rights Section of SCID Panti Yaba, all in Lagos. He was later moved to Imo State Command to serve as DPO Oguta Division before his redeployment to the Nigeria Police Cooperative Society Lion Building, Lagos as Savings Manager.

“The new Zone XI Police boss was promoted as Assistant Commissioner of Police in 2013 and transferred to take charge of Police Training School Benin City as Commandant, later became Area Commander Jos Metro Plateau State 2015-2017.

”AIG Edung was promoted to Deputy Commissioner of Police in 2017 and deployed to direct Staff Police Staff College Jos, from there to be
DC SCID Abia State Command 2018-2020 and served as DC Maritime 2020-2021.

“AIG was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police and posted to Police Academy Wudil Kano in 2021 where he was appointed as
AIG and deployed to Zone XI Command Osogbo.”

Edung, the statement added is a grounded and experienced Police officer with exposure to training courses like Community Policing Course for Divisional Manager at Police Staff College Jos, among others.