Alumni Watch: Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos Commissioner of Police

 By Gbemisola Adesanya



Hakeem Odumosu, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, served as the number one police officer in Edo before he was deployed to the Centre of Excellence. 


Odumosu, a former commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos, replaced Zubairu Muazu, who has been elevated to the post of an Assistant Inspector-General of Police. He was enlisted into the force on March 3, 1990.  

Since his enlistment, he has taken a number of courses to aid his understanding of his job and the success of the operations of the police force. Some of the courses he took include intermediate command course, and strategic leadership command course at the Police Staff College, Jos. 

Odumosu: A Lover of Academics 

The 57-year-old is also a fellow international institute of professional security, member of the international association of chief of police, a fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria, member of the Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria, among others. 

He holds a Bachelor Of Arts degree in the English Language from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations and Marketing from the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ) in Lagos. 

Odumosu also bagged three degrees from the University of Lagos, including a postgraduate higher diploma in security management operations; an advanced diploma in law enforcement administration; and a higher diploma in terrorism studies. 

He earned a master’s degree from the department of public administration at the Lagos State University. He has in view, another master’s degree in peace studies and conflict resolution, from the National Open University. 

The Lagos CP also obtained an L.L.B (law) from the National Open University (NOUN). He is the author of three books: Principles of English Language; 1005 Objective Questions and Answers in the English Language; and the Price of Indiscipline – a drama book. has served in several states across the country. In Lagos, he served as operations officer in Isokoko division, Agege; Ketu division; Satellite division; and Area ‘d’ command, Mushin. 

He also served as chairman of Lagos State task force on environmental and special offences, at the Governor’s office, Alausa, Ikeja, among others. 

Odumosu has served in various capacities in other states including Edo, Ogun, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Oyo, as well as the federal capital territory, Abuja. 

He has been awarded by several bodies, organisations and grounds including Lions International; Batco Mandate Group; West African Student Union (WASU); Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria; Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria; Island Club; Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria; Junior Chamber International; as well as the Lagos state police command, among others.





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