The Oyo State Police Command has announced the appointment of Deputy Superintendent Ayanlade Olayinka as its Public Relations Officer, taking over as the official spokesman of the command.
In a statement on Tuesday by the outgoing Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Okunnuga said that Olayinka, enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent on 19 December 2019.
Ayanlade is described as ‘an alumnus of Nigeria Police Academy Wudil Kano State, member of Regular Course Two (RC2), where he bagged B.sc in Sociology in 2019’.
The statement further highlighted his professional experience, noting that ‘the Police Public Relations Officer is a seasoned detective and has served in various capacities as; Operation Officer, Departmental team leader’.
Until his latest deployment to the state, Ayanlade was the Public Relations Officer for the Ondo State Command.
The release also detailed Ayanlade’s professional affiliations, stating that he is a member of numerous professional bodies amongst which are: International Association of Chiefs of Police, United States; International Association of Crime Analyst, United States (Kansas); and member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, FCT Abuja.
In addition to his operational and public relations experience, Ayanlade ‘holds a Master degree in Criminology and Security Studies’.
He has also undergone several professional trainings, including ‘Cyber diplomacy, UN Disarmament Education; Police Mobile Combat Training, Ila-Orangun, Osun State; Anti-Corruption Course by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); Outstanding Transnational Organised Crime, UNODC’.
The new spokesman can be reached on 08132188976.
The command further reiterated its emergency contact channels, urging citizens to reach out via the ‘Oyo State Call Response Center Toll-Free Line: 615’, or the ‘Oyo State Police Command Control Room Numbers: 08081768614 & 07055495413’.
