Abiodun Alabi
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Abiodun Sylvester Alabi (born 31 December 1964 in
Ilawe Ekiti Ilawe Ekiti (also Ilawe or Ilawe-Ekiti) is a town in Ekiti State, Nigeria. In 1995, the population was around 179,900. Its geographic coordinates are 7° 35' 60 N and 5° 5' 60 E. Locality Ilawe Ekiti is divided into 8 different Quarters: Okebe ...
) is a
Nigerian police The Nigeria Police Force is the principal law enforcement and the lead security agency in Nigeria. Designated by the 1999 constitution as the national police of Nigeria with exclusive jurisdiction throughout the country, as at 2016 it has a s ...
commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
. He is the Commissioner of Police of the Lagos State Police Command, with the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police.


Education and Career

Alabi earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Lagos in 1986, and a master’s degree in the same discipline from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1989. He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in March 1990 as a cadet officer. In January 2022, Alabi replaced Hakeem Odumosu as the Lagos State Commissioner of Police. He had previously served as the Commissioner of Police for Bauchi State, as well as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Central Criminal Registry, Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos. He was a former Deputy Commissioner of Police in Taraba and Ekiti State, and a former Assistant Commissioner of Police of the elite Police Mobile Force. In 2001, he also served with the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Alabi is a fellow of the Nigerian National Defence College and a member of Nigeria Institute of Management. He is also a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.


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