Emenari Ifeanyi assumes duty as new Commissioner of Police in Benue

Benue State Police Command has announced the presumption of work by its recently posted Commissioner of Police, CP Emenari Ifeanyi Innocent, PhD, psc, mnips.

In a connection released connected Sunday, April 27, 2025, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Anene Sewuese Catherine, the Command expressed assurance successful CP Emenari’s quality to fortify policing efforts and heighten information crossed the state.

A autochthonal of Ekwulobia successful Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, CP Emenari boasts an awesome world and nonrecreational background.

He holds a Bachelor’s grade successful Theatre Arts from the University of Jos and a Master’s grade arsenic good arsenic a PhD successful Literature successful English from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Since his enlistment into the Nigeria Police Academy successful 1992, CP Emenari has garnered implicit 3 decades of operational, investigative, and administrative experience.

His vocation has taken him crossed respective states, including Zamfara, Imo, Katsina, Anambra, Cross River, Osun, Ogun, Abia, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

His distinguished work grounds includes enactment roles arsenic Unit Commander of assorted Police Mobile Force (PMF) squadrons successful Katsina, Anambra, and Cross River States betwixt 1996 and 2003. Internationally, helium served arsenic Contingent Commander of the Nigeria Police Contingent to the United Nations Mission successful Sudan, and held elder positions successful South Sudan, specified arsenic Deputy Security Advisor successful Eastern Equatorial State.

Back home, CP Emenari has served arsenic Commandant of the Police College of Information Technology, Abeokuta, and arsenic Area Commander astatine Akwete Area Command successful Abia State.

Prior to his posting to Benue, helium was the Commissioner of Police, Force Provost Marshal.

His nonrecreational improvement includes specialized grooming specified arsenic the Unit Combat Course, Armoured Personnel Carrier Course astatine PMF Training School Gwoza, and the Strategic Leadership and Command Course astatine the National Institute of Police Studies, Abuja.

In his caller role, CP Emenari has pledged to fortify assemblage policing, foster greater partnerships, and deploy disposable resources to heighten information and safeguard lives and spot crossed Benue State.